1949 – The battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) was decommissioned for the first time.
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1961 – An empty nonfunctional “boilerplate” Mercury space capsule was launched on a Redstone rocket.
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Today in History – March 24
1949 – The battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) was decommissioned for the first time.
1961 – An empty nonfunctional “boilerplate” Mercury space capsule was launched on a Redstone rocket.