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smithsonianmag.comSongster Dom Flemons Brings Back the Melodies of the Black CowboyThe Latest from Folkways, a Label Marking 70 Years, revives music traditions from the African-American ranch crews of the West
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smithsonianmag.comHow Come U.S. Currency Never Changes Its Face and More Questions From Our ReadersYou asked, we answered
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smithsonianmag.comOprah's Undeniable Influence on American History Recognized in New Smithsonian ExhibitionThe National Museum of African American History and Culture follows Winfrey's life, from her roots in rural Mississippi to her success as a cultural phenom
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smithsonianmag.comHow This Comic Maker Plans to Make Everyone an ArtistThe first annual
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smithsonianmag.comThe Bitter Aftertaste of Prohibition in American HistoryAnti-immigration sentiment flavored that cocktail ban, historians say
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smithsonianmag.comRarely Seen 19th-Century Silhouette of a Same-Sex Couple Living Together Goes On ViewA new show, featuring the paper cutouts, reveals unheralded early Americans, as well as contemporary artists working with this old art form
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smithsonianmag.comHappy Birthday Judy Garland—You Made Us Love You!On this day in 1922, Francis Ethel Gumm, the world's greatest entertainer, was born
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smithsonianmag.comAsk Smithsonian: What Is Wind?Whether arriving on a gentle breeze or a stiff gale, air moves like water responding to high and low pressures around the Earth
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smithsonianmag.comOn the Eve of his Death, Robert Kennedy Was a Whirlwind of Empathy and Internal StrifeThese unconventional portraits capture the man's evolution from straitlaced politician to champion of the poor
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smithsonianmag.comHow Native Civilizations Innovated to Conquer the WildernessA new activity center at the American Indian Museum in NYC sheds light on the original know-how of the Americas
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smithsonianmag.comAmerica’s Top Designers Are Both Embracing and Breaking With TraditionSmithsonian's Cooper Hewitt announces ten National Design Award winners
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smithsonianmag.comA New Show About Neighborhoods Facing Gentrification Offers a Cautionary TaleAs cities face multi-billion-dollar developments, the question remains “Who Owns the City?”
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smithsonianmag.comDelivering the Mail Was Once One of the Riskiest Jobs in AmericaA new exhibition at the National Postal Museum honors the nation’s first airmail pilots
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smithsonianmag.comFirst Major Swahili Coast Art Show Reveals a Diverse World of Cultural Exchange and InfluenceAt the Smithsonian’s African Art Museum, international influences commingle to create a farrago of artisanal splendors
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smithsonianmag.comHow to Protect Your Local Pollinators in Ten Easy WaysAs the first annual World Bee Day looms, insect and garden lovers are abuzz with excitement
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smithsonianmag.comSeventy-Five Years Ago, Women's Baseball Players Took the FieldAn Indiana slugger was one of the athletes who “hit the dirt in the skirt” and changed Americans’ view of women
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smithsonianmag.comHow the Inverted Jenny, a 24-Cent Stamp, Came to Be Worth a FortuneMark the centennial of an epic mistake at the National Postal Museum where several of these world-famous stamps are on view
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smithsonianmag.comWhy the Very First Treaty Between the United States and a Native People Still Resonates TodayThe Treaty With the Delawares, signed in 1778, has arrived at the National Museum of the American Indian
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smithsonianmag.comHamilton and Burr’s Dueling Pistols Are Coming to Washington, D.C.Don’t throw away your shot to see these infamous flintlocks, and an incredible assortment of other Hamilton memorabilia, at the National Postal Museum
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smithsonianmag.comHamilton's David Korins Explains What Makes the Smash Hit's Design So VersatileThe renowned designer dishes about the new Hamilton exhibition, precision and metaphor on stage and how the turntables almost didn’t happen
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