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Smithsonian Channel Let's try this again... On this day in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born. Learn more about Honest Abe in SMITHSONIAN SPOTLIGHT: LINCOLN'S MEN.




Smithsonian Channel: Lincoln's Men - Video
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John Nicolay, John Hay and William Stoddard were Lincoln's closest confidants. They left behind significant diaries, letters and memoirs about Lincoln.


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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Our exhibition on the Apollo Theater opens April 23. Read more about it in this article from today's Washington Post or on our website at: http://nmaahc.si.edu/section/programs/view/43




D.C. exhibition will spotlight Apollo Theater's greatest hits, on stage and off - washingtonpost.com
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Their names are part of the cultural vocabulary: Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Lionel Hampton, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Redd Foxx, Duke Ellington, Diana Ross.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Our director Lonnie Bunch returned to the NPR studios last weekend as part of a continuing series on high points in the NMAAHC collection. Among several objects with fascinating history and back stories, Michael Jackson's fedora surely found a place in the spotlight.




Michael Jackson's Hat Among Museum's New Finds : NPR
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Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, has been traveling the country — and the globe — gathering new acquisitions for the museum, which is slated to open in Washington, D.C., in 2015. ...

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture The National Museum of African American History and Culture is growing its collection of objects and artifacts. Some will be on display when the museum opens and all will be cared for by the Smithsonian on behalf of the American people. This album contains but a small selection of items we have currently collected and ...will grow with time so you can see more of what NMAAHC is preserving.See More








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Smithsonian Institution Archival records reveal fascinating information about how items entered our collection. Learn more about the iconic Henry the Elephant (located in the rotunda of our Museum of Natural History) in the latest post on our Bigger Picture blog, including the CSI-style sleuthing that connects him to 19 C slave traders and reveals that he lived to be at least 100 years old.

Collections in Context « The Bigger Picture
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Walking into the rotunda of the National Museum of Natural History one immediately comes face to face with the Fénykövi Elephant (also affectionately known as Henry). Taken at a glance, the African elephant ...

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Smithsonian Channel On this day in 1804, the Territory of Orleans is organized in the Lousiana Purchase. Travel down south with CUTTING LOOSE.

Smithsonian Channel: Mardi Gras - Video
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The many faces of Mardi Gras.


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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

An Associated Press report this weekend featured some great photos and stories about NMAAHC's "Save Our African American Treasures" initiative and our most recent visit to Atlanta. Learn more about "Treasures" here: http://nmaahc.si.edu/section/programs/view/47

Preserving black history, with Smithsonian help - StamfordAdvocate
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"There is a continuing, growing appreciation that the history of black America is a history that deserves to be preserved," said Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian's planned National Museum of African American History and Culture and organizer of the museum's innovative Treasures series. ...

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Smithsonian Channel On this day in 1966, Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight boxing title. Learn how he influenced the lives of others in LIVES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: MUHAMMAD ALI.

Smithsonian Channel: Etan Thomas Speaks About Muhammad Ali - Video
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NBA star Etan Thomas, inspired by Muhammad Ali, uses his celebrity for the greater good.

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Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Castle went dark for an hour on Saturday, March 27, to mark the Institution’s participation in Earth Hour 2010. Earth Hour is a World Wildlife Fund global initiative where individuals, schools, organizations, businesses and governments turn off their lights for one hour at 8:30 pm to show support for the fight against pollution and climate change. http://www.myearthhour.org/

In addition to the Smithsonian Castle, iconic American landmarks that dimmed their lights included the Las Vegas Strip; the Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, UN headquarters and Broadway theater marquees in New York City; as well as Mount Rushmore, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, Seattle’s Space Needle, St. Louis’s Gateway Arch, Chicago’s Sears Tower and Niagara Falls.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tony Bennett is renowned as a singer of American standards, jazz, and pop. But he also has honored many of his fellow song stylists -- paying tribute to the legendary Billie Holiday in a 1997 concert at the Apollo Theater, and sketching Pearl Bailey backstage after a performance of "Hello, Dolly!" You will be able to see that sketch, and one of Bennett's ties, if you visit the Apollo exhibition opening this Friday.

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Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: Michael Jackson's fedora and Louis Armstrong's trumpet are just some of the artifacts that will be on exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture's Apollo Theater exhibit opening at National Museum of American History Friday.

The exhibit also spotlights the Theater's famous "Amateur Night." Say the curators: "Long before the contemporary 'American Idol' phenomenon in which the democratic voice of the people bestows a rags-to-riches reward for pluck, luck, and talent … there was the Apollo audience: discerning, opinionated, and vocal." Among those whose careers were launched on Amateur Night are Wilson Pickett, Luther Vandross and Sarah Vaughan.

NMAAHC - Exhibitions and Programs
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

One of the principal architects for the NMAAHC is on the front page of today's Philadelphia Inquirer speaking about our museum and others associated with African American history.

Don't forget you can see more about the original design competition for our museum at http://nmaahcdesign.si.edu

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Baby lion alert!

The Smithsonian's National Zoo's six-year-old lion Nababiep gave birth early this morning! Get the scoop and watch the new cub cam!

Great Cats - National Zoo| FONZ

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Exhibition, conservation, and science of lions and tigers and other cats at the National Zoo. Brought to you by the National Zoo| FONZ.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Our collaborative exhibition with the National Museum of the American Indian closes on Monday. Learn more here:

http://nmaahc.si.edu/section/programs/view/191 and at the link below. If you're in the DC area be sure to catch it.

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In honor of World Ocean Day we'd like to invite you to explore our newly launched Ocean Portal website.

In light of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, perhaps now more than ever we recognize the impact we can have on the ocean and its delicate ecosystem.

Take some time to explore the site where you can watch videos, download podcasts and explore photo galleries about ocean life and research. We also have information about the potential impact of the recent oil spill, how you can reduce your impact and invite you to share your feelings about the disaster.

Home | The Smithsonian Institution: The Ocean Portal
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Last week, we began asking visitors to the Ocean Portal a simple question: “How do you feel about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?”

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Flowers are usually associated with butterflies, but not the pelican flower (Aristolochia grandiflora). This deciduous vine has large flowers that emit an odor of decaying flesh, which attracts flies and beetles. The insects then have to navigate the twists and turns of the flowers throat, which is covered with hairs that trap the insects inside. It is only when an insect removes a pollen sack that the hairs collapse, releasing the insect which will likely be fooled by another pelican flower into pollinating it.

Pelican flower

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How cool is this..!

63 years ago today, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, flying at Mach 1.06 (700 mph) in the Bell X-1 rocket-powered aircraft named "Glamorous Glennis." The history-making plane is in our National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution so check it out on your next visit or see photos at the link below

Chuck Yeager « AirSpace

http://blog.nasm.si.edu/2010/10/14/chuck-yeager/

On October 14, 1947, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in his Bell X-1, which he named Glamorous Glennis, in tribute to his wife. He reached a speed of 1,127 kilometers (700 miles) per hour, or Mach 1.06, at an altitude of 13,000 meters (43,000 f...

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