Aug
10

Blast from the past

In the good old summertime. Fireworks going off behind the Washington Monument on the night of August 10, 1996. The fireworks were part of the Birthday Party on the Mall celebration of the Smithsonian’s 150th anniversary. (Photo by M. Bryant)


Posted: 10 August 2011
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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.