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October 19, 1923

Local Washington, D.C.,  radio station WRC,  owned by the Radio Corporation of America, begins broadcasting a series of talks on the Smithsonian Institution and its branches. These talks are so popular that a series on scientific subjects is planned. The scientific progam begins on April 9, 1924 with Austin H. Clark’s talk  “The Giants of the Animal World.” The series runs for more than four years.

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Posted: 19 October 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.