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Record-breaking Glider Sails Into Natural History Museum

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Wednesday Roundup: Jazz, Holiday Cards and the New Soda Bottle

Potato latkes on the stove.

Unorthodox Potato Latkes for Hanukkah

Looking to reinvent the latke? Here are some alternatives to the old apple sauce and sour cream combo

John Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851)

How Joel Poinsett, the Namesake for the Poinsettia, Played a Role in Creating the Smithsonian

As a major scientific scholar in 19th-century America, the botanist and statesman was the first to argue the Smithsonian should be a national museum

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Wednesday Roundup: Flamingos, Planes and XKCD

This Chinese ceremonial ax and other rare bronze works are back on permanent display at the Freer Gallery.

What's Up

The "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit is now on view in Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall.

How to Crochet a Coral Reef

A ball of yarn—and the work of more than 800 people—could go a long way toward saving endangered sea life

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Geeky Gifts for the 2010 Holiday Season

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Faith Mitchell: Gullah Herbal Remedies and Magical Healing

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Sculpture of Toussaint Louverture is African Art's "Mona Lisa"

Ewer with birds, snakes, and humans, China, Middle Yangzi River Valley, ca 1100–1050 BCE.
Bronze

"Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes" Opens at the Freer Gallery

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See the Hope Diamond in its New Setting, Unveiled Today at Natural History

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Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery Opens Tomorrow

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Wednesday Roundup: Space Suits, Diaries and Native Music

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Now Showing: Grand Canyon Adventure at Samuel C. Johnson IMAX

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Chef Richard Hetzler Dishes on Native Food

The head chef of Mitsitam Cafe, a restaurant located inside the American Indian Museum, shares Native recipes from five different regions of the Americas

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For the Veterans, A Tree Grows at American History

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Steven Clevenger on Photographing Native American Veterans

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Wednesday Roundup: Earhart, Rockman and Heye

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National Museum of Jewish American History Opens in Philadelphia

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