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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (c. 1870) by Napoleon Sarony.

Celebrating 90 Years Since Women Won the Right to Vote

On this day in 1920, the ratification of the 19th amendment granted American women the right to vote

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Events: Negro League Baseball, Spy Satellites, Doll Making and More!

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Weekend Events: Hong Kong Film Fest, Afro-Brazilian Dance and Make Your Own Lunch Bag!

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National Zoo Elephant Tours New Home

Elvis Presley promoting Jailhouse Rock, the 1957 movie that helped to make his–and Parker’s–fortune.

Events: Elvis, Frank Capra, Hong Kong Film Fest and More!

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Weekend Events: Latin Jazz, A Silent Movie with Live Music and the Hong Kong Film Festival

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Get a Lift From Folkways’ Songs About Elevators

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Events: FONZ Photo Club, Portraits Alive, an African Art Drawing Session and More!

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Weekend Events: Hong Kong Slapstick, An Argentine Design Festival and Gullah Recipes

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Ranger 7 Gives First Up-Close Look at the Moon

In 1964, the success of Ranger 7 was imperative for NASA

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Remembering Vincent van Gogh at the Hirshhorn and Cooper-Hewitt

Events: The ADA Turns 20, Saving the Chesapeake, Caribbean Music and More!

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Weekend Events: Madeleine Albright, Exhibit Closings and a Hong Kong Film Fest

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Spice Up Your Home Movies with Smithsonian Folkways!

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Events: Caribbean Music, Animal Care, Thomas Jefferson and More!

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Events: A Kung-Fu Film, An Art Workshop and the Music of John Williams

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Celebrating 55 Years of Disneyland With Dumbo the Flying Elephant

Disneyland first opened on July 17, 1955

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Screen on the Green Kicks off Tonight on the Mall

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Events: Peruvian Arts Festival, Japanese Screens, David Drake’s Pottery and More!

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Weekend Events: Korean Film, Gullah Stories and Remembering Howard “Sandman” Sims

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