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Playing the Unplayable Records
Researchers and scientists work together together to find a way to play recordings made by the studio of inventor Alexander Graham Bell (3:39)
A Brief History of the Jefferson Bible
In this clip from a Smithsonian Channel program, curators discuss the significant impact the Enlightenment had on Jefferson’s thoughts and religious beliefs (3:25)
The Portraits of Thomas Jefferson
At the turn of the 18th century, Americans learned what their leaders looked like through paintings and drawings, explains a historian at the National Portrait Gallery (2:56)
What Did the Rebel Yell Sound Like?
In this exclusive clip from the 1930s, Confederate veterans step up to the mic and let out their version of the fearsome rallying cry (4:22)
Laura Bush Remembers Sept. 11
Laura Bush recalls what her day was scheduled to be like before the terrorist attacks in the Smithsonian Channel documentary "9/11: Day That Changed the World" (02-59)
The Logbook From Flight 93
In the Smithsonian Channel documentary "9/11: Stories in Fragments," learn about flight attendant Lorraine Bay’s logbook that now resides in the Smithsonian collections (02:14)
Secrets of the Taj Mahal
In this clip from the Smithsonian Channel program, see the splendor of the ancient monument (03:46)
Music During the American Civil War
The musicians of the Union and Confederate armies provided strong memories of the homes left behind for the battlefield (2:49)
Civil War Ballooning
The story of how Thaddeus Lowe reinvented reconnaissance at the encouragement of President Lincoln (3:05)
Was Mary Surratt a Lincoln Conspirator?
The southern widow's Maryland house was a crucial stop on the escape route for assassin John Wilkes Booth the night he shot the president (4:28)
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