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Honoring Our Veterans • THE SMITHSONIAN’S COLLECTIONS SPEAK TO THE RESOLVE AND INGENUITY OF AMERICA’S SERVICE MEMBERS
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Brothers in Arms • How the high-minded, sleuthing Hardy Boys helped define American boyhood
Spies and Smugglers and Thieves, Oh My! • AS THE HARDY BOYS MODERNIZED THROUGHOUT EACH ERA OF THE 20TH CENTURY, SO DID THEIR MOST FIENDISH FOES
FLEETING BEAUTY • Dozens of Winslow Homer’s fragile watercolors are freed from the vault for a rare display
Putting the Nazis on Trial • Rediscover the American jurist who helped lead the prosecution at Nuremberg 80 years ago
Courtroom Closeup • HOLLYWOOD CONTINUES TO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM NUREMBERG—AND TO SHAPE OUR MEMORY OF THE TRIALS
The Cost of Courage • Before he was a movie star, Audie Murphy wore this jacket as he made himself a global hero in World War II
Spirit of Rebellion • APPLEJACK, BELOVED BY OUR FIRST PRESIDENT, PRESENTS A DELICIOUSLY BRACING, COLD-JACKED HISTORY
ANCIENT ART, MAGNETIC CHARM • Crafted using the ancient technique of cloisonné, examples of which can be found in the National Museum of Natural History’s Anthropology Collection.
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DECKED IN DELIGHT • Celebrate traditions old and new all season long with festive accents for your holiday entertaining inspired by the National Museum of American History.
CURATED FOR THE CURIOUS
DARING THE DEVIL • A wild jump paved the way for Evel Knievel’s immortality—and for today’s stunt culture
Eyes OF THE Forest • Sara Flores spent decades crafting exquisite traditional textiles deep in the Peruvian Amazon. Now, at 75, she is becoming an unlikely art world star
“NORFOLK MUST BE DESTROYED” • The January 1776 burning of Virginia’s flourishing port city fed the flames of the Revolution. But the source of the blaze was not what it seemed
Into the Great Beyond • A RAMBLE THROUGH Paris’ historic cemeteries REVEALS HOW THE CITY REIMAGINED PRIVATE REMEMBRANCE AS A VITAL PART OF public life
Three Cheers for the Otter • The furry mammal’s voracious appetite helps preserve vital marine ecosystems
THE WORLD’S LEAST LOST WANDERER • The expert navigator and best-selling author Tristan Gooley helps millions of followers read nature’s clues to find their way back home
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