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Posts from the ‘Smithsonian’ Category

The Polish Patriot Who Helped Americans Beat the British on March 8, 2017

For More Than 150 Years, Texas Has Had the Power to Secede…From Itself on March 2, 2017

Fred Korematsu Fought Against Japanese Internment in the Supreme Court… and Lost on January 30, 2017

In the Darkest Days of World War II, Winston Churchill’s Visit to the White House Brought Hope to Washington on January 13, 2017

The Little-Remembered Ally Who Helped America Win the Revolution on January 13, 2017

A Hurricane Destroyed This Louisiana Resort Town, Never to Be Inhabited Again on January 4, 2017

Chief Justice, Not President, Was William Howard Taft’s Dream Job on December 5, 2016

The Origin of the Coney Island Hot Dog Is a Uniquely American Story on June 30, 2016

The Story Behind a Forgotten Symbol of the American Revolution: Boston’s Liberty Tree on May 20, 2016

The Grand Coulee Powers On, 75 Years After Its First Surge of Electricity on March 22, 2016