african american history and culture museum presents
Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello:
Paradox of Liberty
On view at the National Museum of American History
through October 14, 2012.
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national air and space museum presents
Fly Marines!
The Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation: 1912–2012
On view through January 6, 2013
in Washington, DC
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national postal museum presents
Systems at Work
Learn how mail travels from sender to recipient and how the process has changed during the last 200 years.
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Sonja Henie’s Autographed Ice Skates, c. 1945
Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie introduced the trend of white leather ice skates to the world of women’s figure skating.
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