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SIA Timeline Parent: 
Smithsonian Timeline
SIA Timeline Event Body: 
Ira Michael Heyman is installed to succeed Robert McC. Adams as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in September 1994.  The election is the first time in Smithsonian history that a non-scientist is tapped to head the Institution. More - https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_1613.
Timeline Event Date: 
Monday, September 19, 1994
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Timeline Event Image Caption: 
A close-up of I. Michael Heyman addressing the crowd for his installation as the tenth Secretary of the Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession 98-015 Box 2 Folder October 1994.