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    7 hours ago

    Today in 1944: American troops land at Omaha Beach on D-day. 📷 by magazine correspondent Robert Capa. The story:

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  2. 6 hours ago

    We hope your spring gardening endeavors are going less pungently than this one at our by

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  3. Jun 5

    We're welcoming our Secretary to Twitter! His first tweets address our work and last week's events.

    Good morning, Twitter! I look forward to sharing thoughts about the arts, sciences, culture, history and education in our country and beyond
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  4. Jun 5

    Tracing the American journeys of 17 immigrant entrepreneurs at our

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  5. Jun 2

    Dough or donut, there is no fry. OK, a lot fried in / across Smithsonian:

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  6. Jun 2

    These Salvation Army volunteers filled a soldier’s helmet with lard to fry donuts.

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  7. Jun 2

    How we're telling the story of Latinos in America with , now celebrating its 20th anniversary:

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  8. Jun 2
    Replying to

    We've got more than a baker's dozen in our collections. Find your favorite to snack on:

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  9. Jun 2

    goals 🍩👑 Donut royalty (check out that pastry crown) from our 's Archives Center

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  10. Jun 1
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    Sylvia Rivera (center), LGBTQ activist and the first transgender person portrayed in our

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    Jun 1

    Exploring snappy, witty, and pointed slogans on buttons from history:

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    Jun 1

    Listen to photog Joan Biren share her thoughts on identity & her work w/ the comm in this S1 ep

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  13. Jun 1

    How can a museum tell stories once largely invisible? Collecting history at our :

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  14. Retweeted
    May 31

    ⚡️ “Tulsa Race Massacre”

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  15. May 31

    This Victorian-era seed card has style. Dapper carrot from , & exhibition:

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  16. May 31
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    Newly digitized film at our shows scenes of "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa. More:

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  17. May 31

    Hear firsthand accounts of the Tulsa Race Massacre on our podcast, :

    The deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history began in 1921, in the thriving Greenwood AA community of Tulsa, OK.
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  18. May 30
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    See President Kennedy through paintings, photographs and other objects across our collections:

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    May 29

    Teachers, bring an expert to your class on via our live webcast! Aligns with standards.

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  20. May 30

    Portrait of President John F. Kennedy—born 100 years ago this month—on view at our through July 9 for

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