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Smithsonian Folkways’ Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

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Soup for Breakfast

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Dinosaur Comics Stampede

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Wednesday Roundup: Space Suits, Diaries and Native Music

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Oil and Water Do Mix

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Enter A Video Contest to Name Two of the Zoo’s Lion Cubs

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Port Clyde, Maine

Faith and lobsters

Add some color to your table with fresh cranberries.

Five Colorful Ways to Eat Fresh Cranberries

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Peak Oil: Is It Time to Worry?

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Tyrannosaurus Had Extra Junk in the Trunk

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Now Showing: Grand Canyon Adventure at Samuel C. Johnson IMAX

Many of George Washington's decisions during his long career were made only after careful readings of the existing cartographical materials.

George Washington and His Maps

In his journey from surveyor to soldier to leader, our first president used cartography to get a feel for the young nation

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Chef Richard Hetzler Dishes on Native Food

The head chef of Mitsitam Cafe, a restaurant located inside the American Indian Museum, shares Native recipes from five different regions of the Americas

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Inviting Writing: Lefse Lessons With Grandma

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Two New Theropod Dinosaurs From China

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Events: Rap Music, Live Theater, Human Evolution and More

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Reading May Interfere With Facial Recognition

According to author Richard Conniff, "what really got the species seekers started was that a Swedish botanist named Linnaeus had invented a system of scientific classification."

Richard Conniff on The Species Seekers

The 18th century was an age of discovery when a frontiersman mentality yielded scientific breakthroughs in natural history

According to historian Adam Goodheart, the media played an important role in driving the country toward secession. When people in the South spoke, people in the North heard it and vice versa.

From Election to Sumter: How the Union Fell Apart

Historian Adam Goodheart discusses the tumultuous period between Lincoln’s election and the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

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For the Veterans, A Tree Grows at American History

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