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September 2001

Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.

Features

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Where the Gooney Birds are

More than 400,000 albatross pairs nest on Midway Atoll, which is now the site of an extraordinary National Wildlife Refuge

Mamie's Purse

For an inaugural ball, a victim of war created an evening bag for the First Lady of a war hero

Hell on Wheels

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