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College football seasons come and go, but the joyous thunder of Jackson State's iconic marching band rolls on
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The entertainment company has been in the business of Americana since its inception
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The record that introduced millions of Americans to a new kind of music
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Here are some of the best titles to hit shelves this past year
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Photographer Mark Marchesi spent four years tracing images from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline"
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How a Mesoamerican insect once created the globe's most coveted color
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The city's image as a mecca of Southwestern-themed art and folksy spiritualism has begun to evolve, thanks to artists and entrepreneurs
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A Smithsonian scholar revisits those critical decisions Jacqueline Kennedy made following the death of her husband
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The new film captures the quiet essence of the couples’ powerful story, says Smithsonian scholar Christopher Wilson
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A tradition beginning in war and ending in cake
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Photographer Emanuele Fornasier spends hours capturing the intricacy of chemical reactions
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Several innovative art shows, some which close early in the new year, are a must-see
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Spices have been shaping cuisine for thousands of years, especially around the Christmas season
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The Hirshhorn's 65-year retrospective boasts six mirror rooms by this hugely popular artist
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The six-decade career of the artist and commercial designer is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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New evidence shows that Homer Cummings, who would later be FDR's attorney general, rescued an innocent man accused of murder
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It's a brightly colored revenge for restricting the world’s blackest black
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A successful Kickstarter Campaign funds efforts to bring back their sparkle and keep them ruby
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Jack London State Historic Park, home to the rough and tumble troublemaker with a prolific pen
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