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Wednesday Roundup: Jazz, Holiday Cards and the New Soda Bottle

John Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851)

How Joel Poinsett, the Namesake for the Poinsettia, Played a Role in Creating the Smithsonian

As a major scientific scholar in 19th-century America, the botanist and statesman was the first to argue the Smithsonian should be a national museum

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Weekend Events: Holiday Fun at the National Zoo, Natural History Museum and the Freer

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Hurry In! Exhibitions Closing in December and January

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Wednesday Roundup: Flamingos, Planes and XKCD

This Chinese ceremonial ax and other rare bronze works are back on permanent display at the Freer Gallery.

What’s Up

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Editor’s Note: Glorious Quests

Impossible dreams and heavenly causes

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A Trio of Cheetahs Returns to the National Zoo

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Events: Japanese Rock and Roll, Latin American Poetry, Pop Up Books and More

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Events: Native American Dance, Book Signings, Postal Museum Tours and More

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Smithsonian Folkways’ Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

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Wednesday Roundup: Space Suits, Diaries and Native Music

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Now Showing: Grand Canyon Adventure at Samuel C. Johnson IMAX

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For the Veterans, A Tree Grows at American History

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Wednesday Roundup: Earhart, Rockman and Heye

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National Museum of Jewish American History Opens in Philadelphia

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Events: Saving Haitian Culture, Pop Up Books, Veterans Day and More

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Walker Evans: Documentarian of the Great Depression

American photographer Walker Evans is perhaps best remembered for his images of America in the 1930s

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Wednesday Roundup: Caterpillars, Videos, iPad Apps and More

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Mining the Folkways Archives: How to Kick That Smoking Habit

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