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  1. 25 minutes ago

    Heading into the weekend like ☄ Flying squirrel (plus cape) from an 1856 report in our :

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  2. 2 hours ago

    🔊 Women and enslaved people were brewers long before white men took over the industry. Beer history on :

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    23 hours ago

    Often boxed with a side and a fruit, fried chicken was a staple food on a road trip during the Jim Crow era.

    "Box Chicken" was one of the staples for African Americans traveling during the Jim Crow era—able to be eaten hot or cold.
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  4. 23 hours ago

    Every summer since 1967, has presented cultures from across the U.S. & around the world

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  5. Jul 6

    A curator at our has doubts about this photo, which some claim shows Amelia Earhart in Japanese custody

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  6. Jul 5

    Spend a night in the museum w/ your kids! sleepovers at & :

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  7. Jul 5

    These Native Americans used tar in storing drinking water. Did it affect their health?

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  8. Jul 5

    Beer history is American history. 🇺🇸🍺 🇺🇸 Our beer historian explains why in the newest episode of

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  9. Jul 5

    Flying squirrels? Pretty normal, but nocturnal. Caped flying squirrels? Uncommon, indeed. From our :

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  10. Jul 4

    The flag that inspired the National Anthem continues to inspire at our . Its Smithsonian history:

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  11. Jul 4

    How did Revolutionary soldiers mark the first Fourth of July? Rum and cannons. 🇺🇸 by

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    Jul 4

    Happy Independence Day! This is George Washington's uniform. This suit of regimentals was made for him in 1789.

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    Jul 4

    Frederick Douglass's 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?," challenged our nation's promise of liberty.

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  14. Jul 4

    Happy Independence Day! Why Americans set off fireworks on : by

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  15. Jul 3

    "No more damaged limbs." "Any child can operate it." Fireworks marketed to kids (bygone era) in :

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  16. Jul 3

    Our 's Urban Nestwatch program gives children a front-row seat to Smithsonian bird research

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  17. Jul 3

    "Patriotic tetanus" once threatened fireworks fun with deadly infection. Our explains:

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    Jun 30

    is ending, but 🎶 continues! Learn about America's musical regions. Subscribe now!

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  19. Jun 30

    How did the Hopewell come by enough near-pure iron to make these beads? From space.

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  20. Jun 30

    Need something to cool off? Our offers a refreshing look at soda fountains from the early 1900s:

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