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A Dream Realized • THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE BEGAN LONG BEFORE ITS OPENING TEN YEARS AGO

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Rising With the Punches • Fifty years since Rocky’s first outing, America is still in his corner

Real Heels • ROCKY’S ANTAGONISTS WERE LARGER THAN LIFE. EACH DEFINED AN ERA

Living Frescoes • Far from static, prehistoric paintings were dynamic and lively—especially in torchlight

From Bison to Byron • EVIDENCE FROM PALEOLITHIC ART SHOWS HOW HUMANITY EVOLVED TO MAKE A GREAT COGNITIVE LEAP

The Marshall Plan • With care and patience, the future Supreme Court justice built his case against Jim Crow

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HANDS-ON WONDER AWAITS • Interactive STEM kits from the National Museum of Natural History and National Air and Space Museum turn curiosity into discovery.

TEN YEARS OF INSPIRATION • Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, these gifts honor creativity, achievement, and resilience.

CURATED FOR THE CURIOUS • Quench their thirst for knowledge with our thought-provoking collection of Smithsonian books. Spanning history, art, geology, geography, and more, they are perfect for readers of all ages.

LEADERS OF THE PACK • A bustle of innovations, beginning after the Civil War, resulted in this back-to-school standby

Mantle of Greatness • One of the most valuable baseball cards in history offers a portal to a golden age

This. Changes. Everything. • A NEW BOOK ARGUES IT WAS THE GOLD RUSH THAT SET MODERNITY INTO MOTION

THE MARVELOUS MUSEUMS OF MEXICO CITY • Breathtaking antiquities. Bright pink horse stables. Artists’ bedrooms. In the sprawling capital, dazzling history is on display at every turn

WHO DWELLS IN A SHELL? • Leaping feet, periscope eyes, slinkyshaped nurseries— welcome to the wonderful world of mollusks

Solving the LONG COVID PUZZLE • Nearly seven years after the pandemic began, are we finally piecing together how a viral infection becomes a chronic and disabling disease?

A Flair for the Dramatic • Known for its elaborate courtship ritual, the white-headed duck is a conservation icon in Spain. Elsewhere, it’s fighting for a second act

Welcome to Hot Springs • Long before Las Vegas, it was a gangsters’ paradise. Now an Arkansas spa town’s history is coming back to life

ROOM TO ROAM • AFRICAN WILD DOGS ARE ENDANGERED AND MISUNDERSTOOD. A BOLD NEW EFFORT IS GIVING THEM SPACE TO SURVIVE

THE FASTEST MEN ON THE WESTERN FRONT • In the frantic early months of World War I, British volunteer motorists helped keep Allied armies ahead of their enemies—and heralded a new age of mechanized war

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