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The List: What You Didn’t Know About the Smithsonian in the Civil War

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On View at the Renwick: Judith Schaechter’s Stained Glass Works Shatter Convention

Space shuttle Discovery lifted-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for its 39th and final mission.

Discovery Space Shuttle Coming to the Smithsonian

Discovery will be coming to the National Air and Space Museum to be preserved in the Smithsonian collections

Original copy of the very first Confederate imprint defining the moment that the first southern state formally seceded from the United States of America.

150 Years Ago: The Civil War Begins

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Events: “Born to be Wild 3D,” Smithsonian Craft Show, Disco at the Postal Museum

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The Smithsonian Museums and The National Zoo Are Open

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The Zoo’s Baby Anteater Gets a Name, Chosen by Mom

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Happy Birthday, Billie!

It’s fitting that legendary jazz songstress-extraordinaire Billie Holiday’s birthday today falls during Smithsonian’s Jazz Appreciation Month

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Warning! Seriously Cute! New Clouded Leopard Cubs Born at the Zoo

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Weekend Events: Robots on Parade, Kennedy Portraits, Creativity Award

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The List: Five Secret Gardens Around the Smithsonian

It seems that the weather is finally breaking and spring temperatures might be here to stay

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Those Sweethearts Got Rhythm

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Robots Get Some Curatorial Respect at the American History Museum

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Feeding the Tarantulas at the Insect Zoo

It’s all about timing at the Insect Zoo at the National Museum of Natural History

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Events: FONZ Photo Club, Mad Science, Mars and More

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Facebook Friends of Social Networking Scientists Help Identify Fish

South Florida has a problem with giant pythons as demonstrated here by a ranger holding a Burmese python in the Everglades.

Attack of the Giant Pythons

The Smithsonian’s noted bird sleuth, Carla Dove, eyes smelly globs to identify victims in Florida

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Weekend Events: Home School Open House, Nanotechnology and Play PHEON on Your Phone

Aeronautica Macchi C.202 Folgore

Air and Space Museum Lands Alitalia and WWII Italian Air Force Artifacts

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The List: Five Must See Webcams at the Zoo

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