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Don French, a buyer for the consumer electronics chain Tandy Radio Shack (TRS), believed that Radio Shack should offer an assembled personal computer and hired engineer Steve Leininger to design it.

August 3, 1977: The TRS-80 Personal Computer Goes on Sale

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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

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The Nobel Prize With the Most Frequent Flyer Miles

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A New Portrait of Statesman Norman Mineta is Unveiled

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Wednesday Roundup: Wabbits, Mangroves and Art-O-Mat

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The Aftermath of Hirshhorn After Hours

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Catch Them Before They Close!

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“Revealing Culture,” Showing Work by Disabled Artists, Open at Ripley Center

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

Bob Dylan plays a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

July 25, 1965: Dylan Goes Electric at the Newport Folk Festival

Bob Dylan caused a sensation at the music festival by playing an electric guitar

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New Arrivals at the Zoo: Japanese Giant Salamanders

Aviator Wiley Post under the wing of the Winnie Mae (1933).

Wiley Post Gets His Props

Why can’t the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe get any respect?

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Drag Yourself to Hirshhorn After Hours on July 23

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Wednesday Roundup: Protostars, Movie Stars, Maps of Stars and More

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Spice Up Your Home Movies with Smithsonian Folkways!

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Play on: The goSmithsonian Trek Ends July 24

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