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How Babe Ruth Changed Baseball
During his storied career, he set dozens of records, altered the fortunes of a number of teams and developed a new style of play for baseball
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Events August 15 – 18: Born to Be Wild, Negro League Stories, Book Signing and a Jazz Funk Show
This week, Smithsonian brings you an IMAX animal adventure, storytelling about the Negro League era, a visiting author and a free outdoor jazz funk concert
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Encountering the Asian American Experience at Portrait Gallery
Konrad Ng, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, shares his insights on “Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter”
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One Funny Lady, or, How I Was Killed by Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller’s “Gag File”—a file cabinet full of her jokes—goes on display at the National Museum of American History today
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Weekend Events August 12-14: Calder Exhibition Closes, Flying Dogs, and a Scavenger Hunt
This weekend, bring your child for story time at the Air and Space Museum, play in a scavenger hunt , and catch a sculpture exhibit that’s about to close
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Flooding islands, melting glaciers and dried-up streams: experience the impacts of climate change through the “Conversations with the Earth” exhibition
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The List: 5 Weirdest Worms at the Smithsonian
Cheryl Bright, manager of the Smithsonian’s National Invertebrate Collection, leads a “show and tell” of her favorite creepy crawlers
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The Chilean Miners’ Fénix Capsule: Now on Display at “Against All Odds”
A year after the collapse, the Natural History Museum’s new “Against All Odds” exhibition tells the story and science of the Chilean mine rescue
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Smokey Bear, the Spokesman and National Zoo Highlight
Who said this famous line? “Remember, Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires.” Did you know that Smokey Bear actually lived at the Smithsonian?
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On this day in 1974, President Nixon resigned from his office. Find out how it all started with a file cabinet
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Events August 8-11: Student Sit-ins, When Volcanoes Erupt and John Wayne in the Philippines
This week: experience the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins, get a lesson on volcano scholarship and attend an evening “Mingle at the Museum”
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The “Spirit of Tuskegee” Stearman Lands in DC
After a month-long trip from California to Washington, D.C., a biplane once used to train Tuskegee Airmen arrives at the Smithsonian
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Forty-nine years ago today, America’s biggest movie star was found dead at the age of 36. Why did she take her own life?
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Weekend Events August 5-7: Chinese Comedy, Story Time, and the Star-Spangled Banner
A Chinese film screening, fold the Star-Spangled Banner and other upcoming events for the weekend
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The List: 5 Reasons Why We Should Worry About an Ape Revolution
With the release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, we should be prepared in case apes attempt to take over our world
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Jesse Owens Wins his First Gold
Despite a climate thick with racial tension, 75 years ago today, the track star made history at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
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Hurry In! Exhibitions Closing in August
Summer and the city is hot. Refresh and cool down at these exhibits, closing this month
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American Wonder Wild Bill Hickok Shot and Killed From Behind on This Day in History
Wild Bill dead of a gunshot wound to the head, see one of his guns at a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Air and Space Museum’s “Moon Man” Celebrates MTV’s 30th Anniversary
Celebrate MTV’s 30th anniversary by looking back at the history of the iconic “Moon Man” statuette, and learn its surprising connection to the Smithsonian
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This week visit the Smithsonian for ExplorAsia, a craft session at Anacostia, a chance to learn about Russian cosmonaut Gherman Titov and more
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