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SMITHSONIAN CULTURAL REVIEW
In 1938, a patent clerk rubbed sulfur onto a metal plate and copied a few words in a borrowed lab: It led to the foundation of xerographyChester Carlson invented xerography in 1938. This innovation allowed for quick document copying without retyping. Major corporations initia...- In 1982, Lonnie Johnson was testing a heat pump when one surprise blast sparked the invention of the Super Soaker that reshaped water fightsAerospace engineer Lonnie Johnson's accidental discovery of a powerful water jet during heat pump testing in 1982 led to the invention of t...
- A simple astronomy program led two U.S. high school students to help discover four exoplanetsIn an inspiring display of youthful ingenuity, two American high school students have teamed up to publish a groundbreaking scientific pape...
- The Dinosaur Everyone Thought Was Lonely May Have Had Friends After AllNew fossil footprints are challenging the long-held image of Stegosaurus as a solitary creature. A 2024 study reveals trackways suggesting ...
- Smithsonian Museum to return three stolen temple sculptures to IndiaThe Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art will return three ancient sculptures to India. Research confirmed their illegal removal from...
- Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day: Is October 13 Federal Holiday? What is the controversy?Columbus Day, which is on Monday, October 13, has been criticized for decades due to the abuses inflicted on Native Americans by Italian ex...
- White House orders major Smithsonian review to remove divisive content and highlight American valuesThe White House is conducting an internal review of Smithsonian Institution exhibits, prompted by President Trump's order to remove divisiv...
- Monkey business gone rogue: Bored Capuchin monkeys on Panama island kidnap baby Howler monkeys, leave scientists stunnedA bizarre mystery unfolded on Jicarón Island as white-faced capuchins repeatedly abducted baby howler monkeys, showing no intent to harm or...
- Trump moves to ‘fix’ US history at Smithsonian Institution: Here’s what it meansUS President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at reshaping the Smithsonian Institution, arguing that it has embraced a "div...
- Google drops Pride Month, Black History Month from Calendar — Here’s how DEI rollbacks are spreadingGoogle Calendar has stopped marking Pride Month, Black History Month and Women’s History Month as part of a broader corporate shift away fr...
- Donald Trump inauguration day a federal holiday in the US? Check full scheduleDonald Trump inauguration day: The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump will take place on Monday, January 20. This coincides with ...
- N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89Momaday died Wednesday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher HarperCollins announced. He had been in failing health.
- Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidanceAcross Washington, the government is adjusting to new federal guidance easing up on when masks should be worn.
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