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Zoo News: It’s a Boy! And a Girl!

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Events: Children’s Day, Digital Art, Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and More!

Anthropologist Bruno Frohlich with a 1920 Czech viola at the National Museum of Natural History.

Scanning a Stradivarius

Medical 3-D imaging makes it possible to study the world’s greatest stringed instruments – and uncover the secrets of its makers

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Weekend Events: American Indian Theater, Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage and Learn About Buddhism

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Spotlight on the Dimmer Switch: Handy Home Device Honored by American History Museum

Duke Ellington

Happy Birthday to The Duke

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Jimi Hendrix Wore A Coat of Many Colors

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Who Wouldn’t Want Some Face Time With Lena Horne?

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Sad News: The Giant Panda Mei Xiang NOT Pregnant

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Behind the Scenes of “Hubble 3D,” Now Playing at the Air and Space Museum

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Events: Albert Maysles, Mars Rovers, Hobbits and More!

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Weekend Events: Jazz, Craft, and Afro-Native American Culture

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The Apollo Theater Hits the Smithsonian Stage

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The Apollo Theater Celebrated

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Former Navy Officer Donates a Cane Once Used by President Kennedy

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Living in the Block—Chris Chong Chan Fui’s “BLOCK B”

Celebrate Earth Day on the National Mall!

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“The Way We Genuinely Live”: A Look At Yup’ik Culture

Muir, known as the "Father of National Parks" is honored in this 1998 stamp as a pioneer for nature preservation.

Happy John Muir Day!

The work of naturalist John Muir inspired some of the first conservation legislation in the United States

Portrait of Dr. Dorothy Height taken in June 2008

Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Height Dies at Age 98

Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for the rights of African Americans and women

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