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Celebrate Maria Mitchell’s Birthday: First Female Astronomer in America

Maria Mitchell used this telescope, now at the American History Museum, when she taught at Vassar. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution. Standing in the entrance to the first floor west wing of the National Museum of American History, ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  31 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Maria Mitchell

Remember the Face on Mars?

This image taken in 1976 became known as the "Face on Mars." Thirty-three years ago this week, in one of the first images sent back from Mars, people thought they detected the likeness of a human face rising from the dust of the red planet. The photo ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  29 Jul 2009

Rare Deer Born at the National Zoo

A tufted deer is weighed at the National Zoo Research Center. Photo by Lisa Ware, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution. Tufted deer, called that for the tuft of hair on their forehead, are native to the forests of southern China. They are usually ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  28 Jul 2009

‘A Wild Hare’ Leaps on Screen and Into History

Today marks the anniversary of Bugs Bunny’s first starring role in “A Wild Hare.” An early version of the ”wascally wabbit” had appeared in 1938’s ”Porky’s Hare Hunt,” but it wasn’t until this 1940 short film that his character was fully designed and ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  27 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Smithsonian Magazine,  Judy Garland,  Mel Blanc

Author Rohulamin Quander Writes About the First African American Sorority

Sororities and fraternities dot college campuses across the U.S. and despite the Animal House stereotypes, many share a rich history and challenge members to commit to a life of service. Alpha Kappa Alpha and its first national president Nellie Quander ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  23 Jul 2009
Related Topics: YWCA

Make an Offering to Mami Wata Before Time Runs Out

This weekend is the last chance to see the many faces of Mami Wata, and if you choose, to leave an offering for her, as well. An exhibition about the water spirit (Mami Wata means “Mother Water” in pidgin English) is on view at the Smithsonian’s ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  21 Jul 2009

Alan Bean: First Artist on Another World

Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, which carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins into history, as humans took their first steps on the moon. The National Air and Space Museum is celebrating this milestone with the ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  16 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Alan Bean,  NASA,  Neil Armstrong,  Buzz Aldrin,  Michael Collins (politician)

Calligraphy Lessons at the Sackler Gallery of Art

This text is written in Kufic script, a style of Arabic calligraphy. Image courtesy of the Freer and Sackler Gallery of Art. He and Aishah Holland, a U.S.-based calligrapher, led the ImaginAsia program about Arabic calligraphy, which will be taught ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  8 Jul 2009

Bringing Frederick Douglass to life on the 4th of July

Roger Guenveur Smith will bring Frederick Douglass to life at the Folklife Festival. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution. Many actors have gained fame for their ability to inhabit completely different characters, but few have been able to ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Frederick Douglass,  Roger Smith,  Christopher Columbus,  Hal Holbrook,  Malcolm X

Social Satirist Dick Gregory Speaks at Folklife Festival

Dick Gregory will speak tomorrow at the Folklife Festival. Photo by Michael Bowles. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution. Comedian and social critic Dick Gregory will take to the stage Thursday, at 6 PM, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s ...

From ASHLEY LUTHERN, Smithsonian Magazine,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Dick Gregory,  Hugh Hefner,  Safeway Inc.,  Sammy Davis

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