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Smithsonian Announces Founding Director of the National Museum of the American Latino
Jorge Zamanillo will take on the role on May 2. He currently serves as the executive director and CEO of HistoryMiami museum, according to a press release.
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Bullet-Riddled Emmett Till Sign on Display in US History Museum
In what would have been Emmett Till’s 80th year, a sign marking where his body was found at age 14 is now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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Smithsonian Obtains Vial From 1st US COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has acquired the vial that contained the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United States.
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Smithsonian Adds Vial Used for First US COVID Vaccination to Collection
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has obtained the vial used for the first US COVID vaccination for a planned exhibition documenting the global pandemic.
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Fauci Presents His Personal Virus Model to Smithsonian
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the immunologist who became the face of the U.S. government’s pandemic response, has donated his personal 3D model of the COVID-19 virus to the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History.
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Utah Senator Blocks National Museums for Latinos, Women
A lone senator from Utah has blocked the bipartisan approval of two new national museums to honor American Latinos and women
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Plan to Retrieve Titanic Radio Spurs Debate on Human Remains
A company’s plan to retrieve the Titanic’s radio has sparked a debate over whether the famous shipwreck still holds human remains
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Volunteers, Smithsonian Want to Save White House Protest Art
Almost as soon as the towering black fencing was erected last week to seal off Lafayette Park, the barrier became an art gallery and a sounding board for the demonstrators protesting years of black deaths at the hands of police officers. Now, with expectations that the fence in front of the White House might be coming down, there’s an effort...
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Cynthia Erivo on Becoming Harriet Tubman
Such a quintessentially American role, some said, should have gone to an African American actress. Erivo, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants to England, was born in London and currently lives in New York.
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Cynthia Erivo on Becoming Harriet Tubman
British actress Cynthia Erivo is relatively small in stature. In person, she is earnest and genial. In performance, the 32-year-old can appear achingly vulnerable. And if you’re not paying attention, she will bowl you over. Now, after glimpses of her on-screen power last year in Drew Goddard’s “Bad Times at the El Royale” and Steve McQueen’s “Widows,” Erivo gives her...
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'Harriet,' First Film About Tubman, Premieres in Toronto
Hard as it may be to believe, “Harriet” is the first feature film about Harriet Tubman. Kasi Lemmons’ movie about the Underground Railroad leader premiered Tuesday night at the Toronto International Film Festival where festival director Cameron Bailey, introducing the film, noted the cinematic injustice of Tubman only now making it to the big screen.
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Lasers Used to Fight Black Biofilm on Jefferson Memorial Dome
Specialists are using lasers to clean up the black biofilm on the Jefferson Memorial dome.
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It's Almost Time to Say Goodbye to Birthday Boy Bei Bei
The National Zoo panda cub is set to leave the District and head back to China in the coming months as part of a breeding agreement.
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Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Acquires History-Making Beyoncé Photograph
The Smithsonian is adding U.S. royalty to its permanent collection.
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Clickety Clack, Let's Look Back: Typewriters Return
For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, or something seen only in movies. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops in the country, business is booming as a younger generation discovers the joy of the feel and sound of the typewriter —...
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Tiny Red Panda Born at Smithsonian Conservation Institute
There’s a new addition to the Smithsonian family: A tiny red panda.
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Asian Americans Push for Smithsonian Gallery of Their Own
Asian Americans are pushing for a Smithsonian gallery of their own on Washington’s National Mall.
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Smithsonian Fundraises for Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has raised $7.6 million in funding for the National Native American Veterans Memorial to be built on the grounds of the museum.
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‘Brilliant' Man Who Was an Inventor of the Calculator Dies
Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the handheld electronic calculator, has died in Dallas. He was 86.