June 18 



Award: In a private ceremony, Ira Rubinoff, director of the Smithsonian Tropical 

 Research Institute, received the Government of Panama's Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa 

 for his accomplishments in marine research and for his support of young scientists 

 from Panama and elsewhere in Latin America. 



June 19 



Agreement: A mutual cooperation agreement was signed by Smithsonian Tropical Research 

 Institute and Kuna Indian representatives. The agreement provides formal recognition 

 of the institute's marine station on the Kuna Yala (San Bias) islands. 



June 19 



Exhibition: "Into the Sunlit Splendor," an exhibition featuring forty oil paintings 

 by contemporary aviation artist William S. Phillips, opened in the National Air and 

 Space Museum's Flight and the Arts Gallery. 



June 23-27 



Panda Births: Giant panda twins were born at the National Zoological Park. One cub 

 died within seconds of birth, apparently unable to survive because of its small size. 

 The other cub survived the birth and appeared healthy until June 26. It succumbed 

 early on June 27. 



June 24-28; July 1-5 



Folklife Festival: The 21st annual Festival of American Folklife featured Michigan 

 folklife; the role of language in the preservation of cultural heritage; music of the 

 cultural communities of metropolitan Washington, D.C.; and dance parties. Lao- 

 Americans from the Washington, D.C., area celebrated a Rocket Festival, a tradition 

 believed to encourage rain. 



June 29 



Seminars: The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education began its 1987 series of 

 summer seminars for local teachers from the Washington, D.C., area and one graduate 

 course for teachers from throughout the United States. 



June 28-July 3 



Seminars: The National Associates Lecture and Seminar Program conducted three week- 

 long seminars in Washington, D.C. These were: "Garden Planning and Design" and two 

 new seminars, "Sculpture in the Nation's Capital," and "Photojournalism." 



July 



Grant: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded a $542,000 grant to 

 the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service for the research, production, 

 and educational programming of the exhibition "Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing 

 Treasure." The foundation contributed an additional $300,000 to support development 

 of local educational programming during the exhibition's national tour. 



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