Articles by Alison McLean from Smithsonian Magazine

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This Month in History

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The North Atlantic Treaty was signed by President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949 and was ratified by the United States in August 1949.

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April 2009

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December Anniversaries

The Great White Hope, Beethoven, and more…

December 2008

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September 2008

Author of Old Masters, New World Cynthia Saltzman

Q&A: Cynthia Saltzman

The author of Old Masters, New World discusses how 19th century American collectors acquired European masterpieces

August 11, 2008

Buck's Row, site of the murder of Mary Ann Nichols

August Anniversaries

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