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07/12/11 REXMONT - The life's work of photographer Richard "Jay" Angelo Sr. has been accepted by the National Museum of American History, part of the prestigious Smithsonian Institution, the national museum in Washington, D.C.
07/08/11 LECOMPTON, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas community with a key role in Abraham Lincoln's election as president is hosting a traveling exhibit on Lincoln's life and times. The exhibit is on display at the Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton through July 24. It's a project of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Institute project director Susan Saidenberg says it's fitting that the exhibit ...
07/08/11 A child's tombstone from Carroll carved by a noted black stone carver who lived in the 1800s will soon be featured in the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture's permanent collection in Baltimore.
06/28/11 COMMENTARY | Sometimes you get the feeling that Michele Bachmann was only paying attention half the time in her American History classes or perhaps has a reading comprehension problem that caused her to retain only a part of the information she perused while studying (or not studying) the history of the United States. Take for instance her latest gaffe while appearing on ABC's "Good Morning ...
06/28/11 Danish Queen Margrethe, accompanied by National Museum of American History Director Brent Glass, looks at first lady Michelle Obama's inaugural gown during a tour of the museum in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. AP Photo/Evan Vucci.
06/20/11 Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is just around the corner. While the holiday began as a day to celebrate independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776, it has continued to play an important role in American History and to define our nation's spirit.
06/15/11 Edison Intermediate/Middle School fourth-grade teacher Diane Runyon has been named the 2011 Ohio History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
06/09/11 African-American History Exhibit. Through May 31. The exhibit focuses on the history of African Americans and their contributions to the United States. The display includes information on kings and queens of Africa, patents and registration of inventions by African Americans, a model of a wooden house built by slaves, photographs, artwork, and emotionally-charged artifacts such as shackles and a ...
06/07/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press JAMESTOWN, Ky. A former small-town mayor has been chosen teacher of the year by the The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the History Channel and Preserve America. The Kentucky Historical Society announced Monday that Donnie Wilkerson, now a fifth-grade American history teacher at Jamestown Elementary School in southern Kentucky, had received ...
06/06/11 The display case at the National Museum of American History holds a section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt , a tactile reminder of the individual lives lost to the virus. The display on the first floor of the museum also serves as an entry into two exhibits that mark the 30th anniversary of the first government report on AIDS by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first exhibit is ...
06/03/11 A new HIV/AIDS display at the National Museum of American History faced internal scrutiny in the wake of the "Hide/Seek" controversy at the National Portrait Gallery, according to a co-curator.
05/25/11 MOUNT VERNON, Va., May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The seventh annual George Washington Book Prize, co-sponsored by Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and George Washington's Mount Vernon, honoring the year's best book about America's founding era, has been awarded to Pauline Maier for Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 (Simon ...
05/19/11 African-American History Exhibit. Through May 31. The exhibit focuses on the history of African Americans and their contributions to the United States. The display includes information on kings and queens of Africa, patents and registration of inventions by African Americans, a model of a wooden house built by slaves, photographs, artwork, and emotionally-charged artifacts such as shackles and a ...
05/10/11 "Soul food is an American institution. It is a significant component of American history and culture. It's vital that we uphold our traditions and that, we preserve and protect American History" stated Chef Emanuel Washington.
04/23/11 Emily Farrington-Smith tells the story of our city starting from long before it became one in, "Fayetteville, North Carolina: An All American History."
04/18/11 WASHINGTON - Virginia craftsman Byron Whitehurst designs the plastic busts of American presidents that line the shelves of a gift shop at the National Museum of American History. Priced at $20 each, the trinkets are a favorite among tourists, who buy about...
03/31/11 Ken Cedeno FILE - In this Nov. 20, 1998 file photo, workers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington cover the flag that inspired the Star Spangled Banner, prior to the flag's restoration.
03/19/11 At its February 9, 2011 American History Luncheon, the Twenty-first Star Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was pleased to honor students of Maine East, Maine South, Maine West, Niles North and Niles West High Schools as their "Outstanding American History Scholars" and "Good Citizens."
03/13/11 This Oct. 6, 1906 stereo photograph provided by the Smithsonian?s National Museum of American History shows view of earthquake-damaged San Francisco.
03/11/11 The Maryland Commission on African-American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) will be hosting a series of workshops about the African-American Heritage Preservation Grant Program throughout the state in March.
03/10/11 Did you ever stop to consider what makes a great woman? What characteristics constitutes a woman of substance; a woman that is worthy of remembrance? One such woman is the great Pearl Bailey. She left an indelible mark in American History. | 
