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The tangy tale of how America’s children learned to squeeze life for all it’s worth
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A lifelong passion for the national pastime led John Thorn to redefine the sport's relationship with statistics and reveal the truth behind its earliest days
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A self-described "little man in a hurry," Joseph Hirshhorn built a premier modern art collection
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You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts
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George Hurrell’s photographs of actors from the 1930s and 1940s dazzle in a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
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How do filmmakers get period clothing to look the part? Inside the textile workshop where the past comes to life
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Based in Greenwich Village, Heterodoxy had just one requirement for membership: An applicant must "not be orthodox in her opinion"
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Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
Observed around the world, the Hindu Festival of Colors welcomes spring
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A new film dramatizes Shirley Chisholm's history-making bid to become the first Black woman president in 1972
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Untold Stories of American History
Many of these selective clubs peaked in popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Upper-class women used letters and embroidery to reflect on their inner lives
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A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum brings together the Black Modernist painter’s most famous series for the first time in more than 75 years
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A new series dramatizes Edwin Stanton's hunt for John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators in the aftermath of the president’s 1865 assassination
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Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
The photographs come from all corners of the world, capturing the beauty of everyday life
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Princess Dashkova led research institutes, wrote plays and music, and embarked on a Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe
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Following these pieces of advice from chefs will ensure tastier, more nutritional noodles for all
Mildred and Patty Hill wrote the popular song's melody, but their contributions to American culture have long been overlooked
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Today’s artists—especially women—are sometimes criticized for speaking out, but for Baez, art and activism were indivisible
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The town’s historic hotel magnifies its mastery of the macabre with a chilling new attraction
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Mario Van Peebles' "Outlaw Posse" is the latest attempt to correct the erasure of people of color from the classic cinema genre
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