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Every day since the World War I Memorial first opened back in 2021, a bugler has played “Taps” live at 5 p.m. — rain or shine.
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...
What started as an effort to promote racial unity in Edenton by reconsidering its most prominent downtown symbol has done the ...
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, reflected in the Tidal Basin, pays tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, ...
A painting by Ismani Sun, a San Antonio artist, will be on prominent display at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum when it opens at its new location in Washington D.C.
Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for ...
The memorial, meant to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower’s legacy as the supreme allied commander in World War II and the 34th U.S president, has actually been more than 20 years in the making since ...
Type Photography-Photoprint Medium gelatin silver print Dimensions image: 10 5/8 x 7 in. (27.0 x 17.8 cm) See more items in Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection Department Graphic Arts Data ...