ICYMI: HIghlights from the week that was August 3 – 7, 2020
No one can keep up with everything, so let us do it for you. We’ll gather the top Smithsonian stories from across the country and around the world each week so you’ll never be at a loss about what’s happening in our world.
The ramifications of the atomic bomb continue to reverberate 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This is a sampling of approximately 1,790 media clips covering the Smithsonian.
History, Culture and Education
How Black Is King Got Its African Lullabies
Slate – August 5, 2020
Hiroshima at 75: bitter row persists over US decision to drop the bomb
The Guardian – August 5, 2020
Hiroshima after 75 years: Walking the path of the atomic bomb
CNN.com – August 4, 2020
What the White House says about civil rights is not what Trump says, again and again
The Washington Post – August 4, 2020
Forgery forensics: How the Smithsonian helped identify two stolen Columbus letters
CBS News – August 2, 2020
20th-Century Slavery in a California Sweatshop Was Hiding in Plain Sight
Smithsonian.com – August 1, 2020
WSJ – The Resilience of the Black American
The New York Times – The Strange Lives of Objects in the Coronavirus Era
National Museum of the American Latino
Election 2020 live updates: Trump heading to Ohio while Biden addresses Latino leaders
The Washington Post – August 6, 2020
It’s time to fully recognize our history: A Latino museum will highlight foundational contributions
The Dallas Morning News – August 5, 2020
House Passes Bill to Create Smithsonian Museum for American Latinos
NBC Washington – August 3, 2020
House Approves Bill To Create Smithsonian Museum For American Latinos
National Public Radio – August 2, 2020
Science and Technology
Popsicles and belly rubs: The joys of watching a panda grow up
National Geographic – August 6, 2020
The New York Times – How Woody Vines Do the Twist
Secretary Bunch
Smithsonian chief ponders reopening strategy
Federal News Radio – August 5, 2020
Smithsonian director on what it takes to reopen, transform during COVID-19 pandemic
WTOP.com – August 5, 2020
Various Subjects
The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area
Washington Post – August 7, 2020
Editors’ Picks: 17 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Peek Into MoMA’s Film Vault to the Parrish Reopening
Artnet – August 4, 2020
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Posted: 13 August 2020
