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Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
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"America's Funniest Home Videos" brings laughter to the Smithsonian
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Spring break at the Museum
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Meet a Civil Rights activist in
1960, just after the Greensboro
student sit-in began. Take part
in a ...
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"America's Funniest Home
Videos" creator Vin Di Bona
donated objects from his ...
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Spring in Washington, D.C., is
famous for its bountiful
Japanese cherry blossoms; but
one thing you ...
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How to build an 8-foot-tall light bulb out of LEGO bricks
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Dorothy’s ruby slippers
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Costumed presidents
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To kick off National Inventors’
Month, which is celebrated each
August, the Lemelson ...
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The Ruby Slippers were worn by
Dorothy Gale, a character played
by Judy Garland (1922–1969) in
the ...
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With millions of people on the
National Mall to watch the
presidential inauguration
ceremonies, it’s ...
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Jordan Shelton, winner of YouTube singing contest, performed on Flag Day
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Watching the inaugural ceremonies
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“The Lion King” roars into the Smithsonian
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Jordan’s performance was an
important part of the museum’s
celebration of Flag Day, which
also ...
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Visitors watch the presidential
inauguration on the first and
second floors of the ...
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Costume elements from “The Lion
King” —Simba’s stylized lion
mask and headdress and the
custom ...
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Giant Christmas candle carousels, Marshall Field & Company, main aisle, Chicago, about 1956
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Columbia Pictures Donates Objects from “Julie & Julia”
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"Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964"
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The "Holidays on
Display" exhibition
examines the art, industry, and
history of holiday ...
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Writer and director Nora Ephron
donated several objects from the
set of her new Columbia
Pictures’ ...
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Through photographs and audio
excerpts from oral histories,
this exhibition will examine ...
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Marc Pachter interviews renowned author and global environmentalist Lester Brown
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Fifes and Drums of York Town
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“Stories on Money”
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On June 18, 2009 Lester Brown
spoke about his life and work as
an environmentalist and author.
He ...
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The Museum's 2009 Flag Day
activities included performances
by the Fifes and Drums of York
Town and ...
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This exhibition invites visitors
to explore the development and
meaning behind American coinage
and ...
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"Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life"
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Carol Burnett's “Went with the Wind” costume
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Pictograph drawn by Cheyenne Indian collected circa 1894, recorded 1897
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As part of the Smithsonian-wide
celebration of the 200th
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s
birth, the ...
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Designer Bob Mackie recently
donated a costume from Burnett’s
1970s musical comedy show to ...
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History can be kept and revealed
in many ways. The exhibition
"Keeping History: Plains
Indian ...
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