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Visiting us in DC this weekend? Honor Sesame Street's 40th Anniverary celebration in style! - check out "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure" at the National Air and Space Museum's Albert Einstein Planetarium. Tag along while Big Bird and Elmo explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from Zhima Jie, the Chin...ese co-production of Sesame Street. Check the link for dates and showtimes. Oh, did we mention it's FREE!Read more
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There's a place from which nothing escapes, not even light, where time and space literally come to end. It's at this point, inside this fantastic riddle, that black holes exert their sway over the cosmos. ...
Smithsonian Institution Attention shutterbugs, are your batteries charged and memory cards formatted? Get geared up and ready for the upcoming picture perfect holiday season! Check out this cool slideshow celebrating the evolution of the camera from early daguerreotypes to early digital models http://bit.ly/l8tRj. Visit Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to view all 22 cameras! How do you capture your memories?
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If Louis Daguerre could see Canon's Mark II, his head would explode. Cameras have come a long way since 1839, and Smithsonian's National Museum of American History currently has a display of 22 cameras to celebrate the camera's evolution. ...
Smithsonian Institution Dive under the ice, take a tour of the Smithsonian with Ben Stiller & test your Lincoln knowlege in our Smithsonian Focus newsletter
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Which of Abraham Lincoln’s belongings was used to send a special note but was only discovered recently by Smithsonian curators?A. his hatB. his watchC. his tieD. the heel of his shoe
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Happy 40th Anniversary, Sesame Street! In honor of 40 fantastic years, head over to the National Museum of American History and say hello to Kermit the Frog. Did you realize that Kermit started his career on Sesame Street before moving on to The Muppets? It's true! Can't make it to the Museum to see him in person? Chec...k him out online, http://bit.ly/1xnCIk! This post is brought to you by the letter "H", for "Happy 40th Anniversary!" What are your favorite Sesame Street moments?Read more
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The National Museum of American History is one of the Smithsonian Institution museums located on The Mall in Washington DC.
Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian museum staff from American History and Natural History recently used a CT scanner to determine why the Stradivari violins in our collection make such sweet music
Digital Stradivari: computer models of violins reveal master luthier’s techniques|Smithsonian Scienc
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A Web site featuring highlights of scientific research at the Smithsonian Institution.
Smithsonian Institution Take some time on this Election Day to learn more about the history of voting methods in the U.S.
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This exhibition looks at the history of voting methods in the United States, which are as varied as the individual states and their local election districts.
Smithsonian Institution For you Dan Brown fans, the National Postal Museum has created a great online exhibition highlighting The Lost Symbol. Many of the monuments and building discussed in the book appear on U.S. postal stamps - check out the Washington Monument, the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian and many others in this captivating exhibition http://bit.ly/3TbnBE
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Smithsonian Institution Need a thrill for your Friday afternoon? Check out the real places behind scary stories. Where's the creepiest place you've ever been?
Source: www.smithsonianmag.com
Discover old haunts that inspired thrills and chills in fiction and film
Smithsonian Institution Celebrate Dia de los Muertos virutually in Second Life with the Smithsonian Latino Center. Create an avatar and experience an Atzec ritual blessing, an interview and performance by Lila Downs and a Mayan Crystal Skull installation party. Celbration starts today and runs until Nov. 2
Source: latino.si.edu
Smithsonian Dia de los Muertos Festival in Second Life
Smithsonian Institution Check out this slide show from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's 10th Annual National Design Awards. The Trek Lime Bike won the People's Design Award (http://ow.ly/xkiV) . Thank you to all who participated in the voting and nominations
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The 10th annual gala, with awards given by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, was held in New York last week.
Smithsonian Institution While popular culture has managed to make bats emblematic of our spooky Halloween celebrations, a world without them would be truly scary and is quickly becoming a reality. Read how the National Zoo is working to save Virgina big-eared bats from a rapidly spreading disease that threatenes their survival.
In face of crisis, National Zoo to start captive population of Virginia big-eared bats|Smithsonian..
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A Web site featuring highlights of scientific research at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Can't make it out to Washington for the opening of the new Hall of Human Origins in March 2010? Tune in next Tuesday for the NOVA series "Becoming Human" on PBS featuring the Smithsonian's very own Dr. Rick Potts. Check your local listings! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolut
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First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set us on the path from our ape ancestors to us?
Smithsonian Institution Want to learn more about vaccines? Smithsonian magazine's Surprising Science blog is publishing a week long series about their history
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Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science
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In keeping with the music theme from Friday, check out this Smithsonian Magazine
story about the history of Motown, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Do you have a favorite Motown artist or song, tell us in the
comments! It's easy as 1, 2, 3
Source: www.smithsonianmag.com
For years, the recording industry excluded black artists. Along came Motown, and suddenly everyone was singing its tunes
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Attention music fans! Listen to the song "Go Waggaloo" from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family from Smithsonian Folkways and tell us what it means to you! The first 200 people that comment will get a coupon code - good for 1 free song download from www.folkways.si.edu (we'll send you a message with the code). If you like what ...you hear, visit www.folkways.si.edu to stream the ENTIRE ALBUM from now until Nov. 3rd. Go Waggaloo hits stores this Tuesday, Oct. 27, but is available now from www.folkways.si.edu.Read more
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