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August 2016

WANTED: One Olympic Medal from Team USA Swimmer Michael Phelps Preferably Gold but will take Silver or Bronze Please Contact Jane Rogers, Associate Curator, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

August 31, 2016

The "M*A*S*H" scripts: A collection of laughter and tears

August 30, 2016

Suffragists: From campaigns to currency

August 26, 2016

Help the museum dig into mining history!

August 25, 2016

Media in museums

August 23, 2016

5 ways women influenced politics before they got to vote

August 19, 2016

I'll have an order of desegregation, please

August 19, 2016

A criminal scheme of the 1880s brought presidential treasures to the Smithsonian

August 19, 2016

Ella Fitzgerald: Breaking down racial barriers with her voice

August 19, 2016

Ella at the gala: Ella Fitzgerald's performance at the Kennedy Inaugural Gala

August 19, 2016

Remembering Chef Michel Richard, a longtime friend to the museum

August 13, 2016

A scrap of suffrage history

August 13, 2016

A tale of two fish prints in Julia Child's kitchen

August 11, 2016

Itching to see the jumping flea: The great 1915 ukulele craze

August 9, 2016

Mail Call: World War II communication as told by a soldier's diary

August 9, 2016

What does it really mean to look presidential?

August 9, 2016

Preston Tucker's sedan: Showcasing a beautiful business failure

August 9, 2016

Stories from a native Washingtonian

August 1, 2016
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