Today is the 242nd day of 2023 and the 71st day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1945, British forces ended Japan’s occupation of Hong Kong. In 1963, a United States-Soviet Union diplomatic teletype “hotline,” intended to prevent accidental war, was installed. In 1967, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black Supreme Court justice. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:…