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Press Releases

2005
November 12, 2005 Symbols of a New Nation
October 27, 2005 Fire and Water
October 24, 2005 Sounds Like a Winner
September 27, 2005 National Museum of American History Acquires Frozen Margarita Machine
August 12, 2005 National Museum of American History Adds Nash Editions Digital Photography Equipment, Prints to Collections
July 5, 2005 Numismatic Community Contributes to Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection
June 9, 2005 Dow Donates DNA Fermenter to National Museum of American History
June 8, 2005 Disneyland comes to Washington
June 1, 2005 Flag Day Celebration Events
May 4, 2005 Basketball Legend William “Bill” Russell Presented with James Smithson Bicentennial Medal
April 10, 2005 The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Marks 50th Anniversary of the Polio Vaccine
March 31, 2005 Smithsonian Celebrates Life and Legacy of Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz
March 20, 2005 Jazz Appreciation Month Takes on a Latin Flair in Fourth Year at the National Museum of American History
March 20, 2005 National Museum of American History Commemorates Voting Rights March with Special Display
March 14, 2005 1997 EV1 Donated to the National Museum of American History
March 10, 2005 National Museum of American History Launches Revamped Web Site
2004
December 19, 2004 Smithsonian Exhibitions Highlight Nation’s Highest Elected Office During the Presidential Inauguration
December 7, 2004 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe Donated to the National Museum of American History
November 17, 2004 Jerry Seinfeld to Present the National Museum of American History with “Puffy Shirt” from the Acclaimed Television Sitcom “Seinfeld”
October 20, 2004 National Museum of American History’s New Exhibition Examines 250 Years of American Military Conflicts
June 21, 2004 National Museum of American History Explores the Voting Process
June 17, 2004 Test
May 11, 2004 National Museum of American History Marks 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
April 15, 2004 Numismatics Hall Closing at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
2003
November 17, 2003 “America On The Move” Exhibition Opens Nov. 22 at National Museum Of American History
2002
October 16, 2002 Brent D. Glass Named Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
July 14, 2002 Bon Appétit! Julia Child's Kitchen on Display at the Smithsonian
June 4, 2002 Smithsonian Selects Firm to Plan Renovation of its National Museum of American History Building
January 19, 2002 Laura Bush Presents Inaugural Ball Gown To The Smithsonian
2001
November 7, 2001 Smithsonian Launches Online Exhibition "A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution"
November 5, 2001 Smithsonian Adds Votomatic To Presidential Collections
October 9, 2001 National Museum of American History Considers Collection Strategy in Response to Terrorist Attacks
July 31, 2001 Smithsonian Unveils "HistoryWired" Web site
April 19, 2001 Smithsonian Tells 200 Years of History Through One House
2000
October 30, 2000 Smithsonian Web Sites Honor and Explore the Presidency
September 19, 2000 The Nation's Flagship History Museum Explores a Uniquely American Office--The Presidency--in Exhibition of Unprecedented Size and Scope
September 18, 2000 Smithsonian Institution Announces Biggest Single Donation in its 154-year History
June 18, 2000 Smithsonian Announces Preliminary Findings of Star-Spangled Banner Preservation
March 26, 2000 National Association of Realtors Sponsors Smithsonian Exhibition Centered on 300-year-old American Home
1999
November 17, 1999 "On Time" Opens at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
May 26, 1999 Smithsonian's Star-Spangled Banner Conservation Laboratory and Exhibition Open at National Museum of American History
February 21, 1999 Smithsonian's Star-Spangled Banner to Undergo Three-Year Conservation
February 10, 1999 The National Museum of American History Explores the Promise of America Through Three 19th Century Communities

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