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Forensic Anthropologist Confirms Survival Cannibalism at Jamestown

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Smithsonian curator Larry Bird shows off convention artifacts and other campaign memorabilia from the collection of the National Museum of American History (04:23)

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As the two parties bring together their faithful supporters, we look at those conventions in the past that truly made a difference in the country’s political history August 27, 2012 | By Kenneth C. Davis

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Four Political Conventions That Changed America August 2008 | By Smithsonian Magazine

The Bosses Strike Back August 2008 | By Haynes Johnson

The South Secedes Again August 2008 | By Alonzo L. Hamby

Return of the Rough Rider August 2008 | By Lewis L. Gould

At the ugliest of Republican conventions since 1912, entrenched moderates faced off against conservative insurgents August 2008 | By Rick Perlstein

While not as memorable or studied as presidential campaigns, the midterm elections also stand as pivotal moments in U.S. history October 14, 2010 | By T.A. Frail

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As the two parties bring together their faithful supporters, we look at those conventions in the past that truly made a difference in the country’s political history
August 27, 2012 | By Kenneth C. Davis

Four Political Conventions That Changed America
August 2008 | By Smithsonian Magazine

The Bosses Strike Back
August 2008 | By Haynes Johnson

The South Secedes Again
August 2008 | By Alonzo L. Hamby

Return of the Rough Rider
August 2008 | By Lewis L. Gould

At the ugliest of Republican conventions since 1912, entrenched moderates faced off against conservative insurgents
August 2008 | By Rick Perlstein

While not as memorable or studied as presidential campaigns, the midterm elections also stand as pivotal moments in U.S. history
October 14, 2010 | By T.A. Frail