Results for "Happy Birthday, National Zoo (Television program)"
Happy Flag Day!
- Date: June 14, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: On June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes as the national flag and on the same day one hundred years later, the first observance of the Flag was held. However, it was not celebrated again on such a scale until 1916, in the midst of World War I, when President Woodrow Wilson pronounced the day Flag Day. Though not officially adopted by Congress as
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Happy Flag Day!
- Date: June 14, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: On June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes as the national flag and on the same day one hundred years later, the first observance of the Flag was held. However, it was not celebrated again on such a scale until 1916, in the midst of World War I, when President Woodrow Wilson pronounced the day Flag Day. Though not officially adopted by Congress as
Birthday card for Helena M. Weiss
- Date: c. 1930s or 1940s
- Creator: United States National Museum Dept. of Geology
- Creator: United States National Museum Dept. of Geology
Happy 2019! The Archives Takes a Look Back at a Busy 2018
- Date: January 1, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Before the Archives gears up for new projects in 2019, we’re looking back at our accomplishments and highlights in 2018.
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Happy 50th Anniversary NMAH!
- Date: January 23, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of American History which opened on January 23, 1964.
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A History of Celebrating the Insect Zoo
- Date: August 23, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: When you think of the National Museum of Natural History, what comes to mind are probably inanimate things—rocks and dinosaur bones, cultural objects, and stuffed animals. But did you know that the museum has a collection of live insects? Today is the 35th anniversary of the opening of the permanent installation of the Insect Zoo, though the Zoo actually began as a temporary
National Museum of African American History and Culture - Happy 10th Anniversary!
- Date: December 16, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Take a moment to celebrate the 10th anniversary of legislation that created the National Museum of African American History and Culture!
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SIA Acc. 08-084, Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications, Productions, 1981-1991, 1996, 1999
- Date: 1981 1981-1991 1981-1991, 1996, 1999
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 13-127, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Office of Education, Insect Zoo Electronic Outreach Program Records, 1980, 1995-1997
- Date: 1980 1980-1997 1980, 1995-1997
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Many Happy Returns to the Washington Monument!
- Date: October 22, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The Washington Monument marks its 125th anniversary on October 9, 2013.
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National Zoo
- Date: September 19, 2013
- Description: The National Zoological Park was conceived by William Temple Hornaday and established by an act of Congress in 1889. The Smithsonian’s collection of living animals was originally intended to aid taxidermists’ studies, but Smithsonian Secretaries Spencer F. Baird and Samuel P. Langley helped expand the small menagerie’s purpose. Today it houses over 2,000 animals of around 400
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SIA RU009595, Smithsonian Institution 150th Birthday on the Mall Interviews, 1996
- Date: 1996
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
