Today in Smithsonian History
Friday, August 19, 1887
Second Smithsonian Secretary Spencer F. Baird (1823-1887) dies at the age of sixty-four, at the headquarters of the…
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Dazzling Diversity
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Highlights of the NMAAHC Library Collection
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