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From finance to feathers, Secretary Lawrence M. Small brings diverse talents to the Smithsonian
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An enigmatic button once decorated the uniform of Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture
A look at the first president's "best bed" leads to a recollection of the real man and his exemplary life
Five years of heading the Smithsonian continues a proud legacy, but much remains to be done
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A great and good man, but bringing him to life in a debunking age is a hard row to hoe
At Seminole Lodge, where the inventor wintered over in Fort Myers, Florida, he kept a second lab going strong
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When smog killed 20 people in a Pennsylvania mill town in 1948, the clean air movement got its start
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The opportunity to broaden one's horizons at the Smithsonian is a job perk to be relished
Genius, willpower and thousands of miles of steel wire went into the George Washington Bridge
Changes mean a bright future for the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery
Long before Bill Gates, James J. Hill blazed a technological trail, built a fortune — and tested the government's tolerance for big business
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Then the full force of the storm hit. By the time it had played itself out, Galveston, Texas, was a shambles
Confronted with a hill full of gold, miners removed the hill and the gold and left a mess behind
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Committed to its community, the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum sets lofty goals for the future
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But if you think this game is easy, you haven't met the Ayshire Lassie, the Black Doctor, the Goose Walk or the Canalejas Cannonball
The year 2000 is almost upon us, but what in the (Western) world was happening when the counting began?
Across the country, weekend aviators are sending their remote-controlled model aircraft soaring
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