Jefferson's Bible
The work of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Paper Conservation Laboratory project to preserve the “Jefferson Bible” was shown. In his retirement years Thomas Jefferson co…
1,765 viewsThe work of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Paper Conservation Laboratory project to preserve the “Jefferson Bible” was shown. In his retirement years Thomas Jefferson co…
1,765 viewsA town hall meeting commemorated the 50th anniversary of the desegregation sit-in at a Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. On February 1, 1960, four black college students asked for …
1,893 viewsMichelle Obama donated her inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian to be housed with their collection of first lady’s dresses.
436 viewsPanelists talked about the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. On March 28, 1979, a combination of equipment malfunctions, operator errors, and design flaws led to the mos…
434 viewsPresident Bush spoke at a ceremony marking the re-opening of the National Museum of American History, which had been closed for renovations since September 5, 2006. The museum would be open …
514 viewsBrent Glass talked about the National Museum of American History which re-opened on Friday, November 21, 2008, after closing for renovations on September 5, 2006. Mr. Glass has been the muse…
302 viewsThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History held a special briefing to announce the completion of the Star-Spangled Banner conservation treatment and plans for a major building ren…
186 viewsComedian Jerry Seinfeld presented the “Puffy Shirt,” made famous during his long-running television series "Seinfeld", to the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History Pop Culture Collection.
15,781 viewsAuthor, Franklin Toker, talked about his book, "Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E.J. Kaufmann, and America’s Most Extraordinary House". The author discussed life in America during …
408 viewsParticipants talked about the impact of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education as part of a year-long commemoration of the decision’s 50th anniversary. Following various r…
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