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Today in History – August 24

1996 – USS Ponce (LPD 15) returned to Norfolk after a two-and-a-half month mission of providing security and other assistance to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia.

USS Ponce (LPD-15) Amphibious Transport Dock

2004 – The Capital Children’s Museum closes.

Former Site of the Capital Children's Museum