[sotd] American Stories [April 3, 2014]
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- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 06:07:26 -0700
Site of the Day for Thursday, April 3, 2014
American Stories
Today's site, from the American History Museum -- The Smithsonian -- offers an
informative exhibit commemorating significant events from America's past.
Gentle Subscribers will discover a noteworthy exhibition celebrating the
nation's rich history.
"A chronological look at the people, inventions, issues, and events that shape
the American story, this exhibition showcases more than 100 historic and
cultural touchstones of American history from the museum's vast holdings,
supplemented by a few loans." - from the website
This splendidly engaging exhibit welcomes with a sample of artifact images,
from Kermit the Frog and Dorothy's Ruby Slippers to a Fragment of Plymouth
Rock, Massachusetts and Benjamin Franklin's Walking Stick. Wonderfully eclectic
and inclusive, the exhibition presents its items in chronological order,
beginning with the formation of the country from the colonial era to the post
revolutionary war period. Each item in a sections leads to further details
about the artifact, along with general historical information. With five
categories in all -- Expansion and Reform, Industrial Development, the
Emergence of Modern America, and the Post War and Contemporary period -- the
exhibit highlights objects which have come to embody many of the
characteristics which have defined the U.S. as a nation.
Stroll over to the site for a fascinating exhibition marking America's
evolution from colony to country at:
http://66.147.244.104/~amerifl5/americanstories/
A.M. Holm
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