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Col. Elmer Ellsworth became the first officer to die in the Civil War when he was gunned down by an innkeeper in Alexandria, Virginia.

The Civil War

How Col. Ellsworth’s Death Shocked the Union

It took the killing of their first officer to jolt the North into wholeheartedly supporting the Union cause

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Watch Out For That Thagomizer!

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The List: Five Must See Webcams at the Zoo

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Humans Pass on Deadly Infections to Endangered Mountain Gorillas

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Diary of a Neurotic New Gardener: The Best-Laid Plants

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On View at the Renwick: Artist Ubaldo Vitali Has Silver in the Blood

Blog Carnival #30: Italian Dinosaurs, Paleoart Controversy, Dino D-Day and More

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Jazz: The Smithsonian Collection: 111 Tracks of Music History

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Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners

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What Do You Call a Flock of Birds?

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Racing to Assemble a Dinosaur

Events: Lena Horne, Jazz History, Nanotechnology and More

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Inviting Writing: A Well-Founded Fear of British Food

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Great Depression Had Little Effect on Death Rates

Leopold Mozart, right, boasted how well his daughter played the piano in a letter in 1764. She was quickly overshadowed by her brother Wolfgang.

Maria Anna Mozart: The Family’s First Prodigy

She was considered to be one of the finest pianists in Europe, until her younger brother Wolfgang came along

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Five Ways to Eat Lemons

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The Tyrannosaur Tooth Toolkit

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Photo Contest Finalist: The Last Prayer

Upon discovering Mr. Saddlebags, Aharoni gave them the name, oger. We know them, in English, as the Syrian hamster or, because it is now the most common hamster in the world, simply the hamster.

The Untold Story of the Hamster, a.k.a Mr. Saddlebags

The hamster may be ubiquitous now, but it was a pioneering scientist who brought the rodent into labs and homes across the world

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UPDATED: Pedro Martinez Enshrined in the National Portrait Gallery

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