Results for "History"
National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens
- Date: September 24, 2016
Wilkes Expedition Collections Transferred from Patent Office to Smithsonian
- Date: March 3, 1857
Joseph Henry Dies
- Date: May 13, 1878
Spencer Baird Elected Secretary
- Date: May 17, 1878
Smithsonian Library Transfers to Library of Congress
- Date: April 5, 1866
Exterior of Smithsonian Building Completed
- Date: December 31, 1851
Alexander Wetmore Elected Secretary
- Date: January 12, 1945
Main Portion of SI Building Completed
- Date: December 1854
International Exchange Service Begins
- Date: November 1849
Thompson Committee Hearings Held
- Date: July 16, 1970
Joseph Henry's Program of Organization for the Smithsonian Adopted
- Date: December 13, 1847
Joseph Henry Elected First Smithsonian Secretary
- Date: December 3, 1846
