August 1, 1950

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Guam Organic Act Signed

President Truman signed the Organic Act of Guam, establishing civilian government and granting US citizenship to CHamorus after a decades-long fight capped by the 1949 Guam Congress Walkout.

Sources

  1. guampedia.com guampedia.com/organic-act-of-guam
  2. govinfo.gov govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1142/pdf/COMPS-1142.pdf