Thirty-six years ago today, "M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Wounds" opened at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the response was overwhelming.

We all screamed for ice cream at the old-fashioned ice cream parlor at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History between 1981 and 2006.

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Exhibit case featuring items lent by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, including a spinning wheel, on display in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, 1904.

In November of 1996, the electric guitar, its history and its makers, were the focus of attention at the National Museum of American History.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

25 years ago the National Postal Museum first opened its doors to the public.