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Forests Are Growing Faster, According to Smithsonian Scientists

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Memorialize J.D. Salinger at the National Portrait Gallery

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Events: Celebrate Black History Month With Art and Science’s Best and Brightest

After being refused service at a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth's, four African-American men launched a protest that lasted six months and helped change America.

Courage at the Greensboro Lunch Counter

On February 1, four college students sat down to request lunch service at a North Carolina Woolworth’s and ignited a struggle

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Weekend Events: Tai Shan’s Farewell Party, a Gallery Talk and a Book Signing

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Yikes! The Sky is Falling. And a Meteoric Dispute Ensues

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A New Diamond Unveiled at Natural History Museum

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The Secret’s in the Stone (or How to Build a Cave) at the Natural History Museum

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“Women and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America” at the Ripley Center

Traveling exhibition makes some noise for the “quiet contributions” of Catholic sisters

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Celebrate Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Birthday Saturday at the Postal Museum

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned 52 on January 30, 1934, he celebrated with the first annual Birthday Ball to raise money for polio research

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Breathing New Life Into Old Classics: Darwyn Cooke Reimagines ‘The Hunter’

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Events: African American Patriots, Firefighter Memorabilia and Getting to Know Phoebe Greenberg

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Weekend Events: Elvis Festival, Concert at the Zoo and a Hirshhorn Gallery Talk

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“Maximizing Life’s Milestones” in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King

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The King’s Cult of Personality at the National Portrait Gallery

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Events: Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley, the Music of Africa and More!

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Weekend Events: Celebrate the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Storytelling and More

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Have You Hugged Your Computer Today?

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Indian Ledger Drawings at the American History Museum

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“Best of the Decade” With African Art Curator Christine Mullen Kreamer

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