on How to Virtually Explore the Smithsonian From Your Living Room By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:24:05 +0000 Tour a gallery of presidential portraits, print a 3-D model of a fossil or volunteer to transcribe historical documents Full Article
on Travel the Globe—and Beyond—From Your Living Room By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:13:43 +0000 From virtual museum tours to space exploration, ancient worlds and natural phenomena, this hub has you covered Full Article
on The Suffragist With a Passion for Saving Charleston's Historic Architecture By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 A century ago, Susan Pringle Frost tirelessly campaigned to save these South Carolina buildings from destruction Full Article
on Who Was Alexander von Humboldt? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:20:03 +0000 Smithsonian curator Eleanor Jones Harvey explains why this revolutionary 19th-century thought leader is due for a reconsideration Full Article
on Shutting Down Hawai‘i: A Historical Perspective on Epidemics in the Islands By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000 A museum director looks to the past to explain why 'Aloha' is as necessary as ever Full Article
on Five New Nonfiction Books to Read While You're Stuck at Home By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 We're highlighting newly released titles may have been lost in the news as the nation endures the coronavirus pandemic Full Article
on The Long, Fraught History of the Bulletproof Vest By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 The question of bulletproofing vexed physicians and public figures for years, before pioneering inventors experimented with silk Full Article
on The President's Cabinet Was an Invention of America's First President By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 A new book explores how George Washington shaped the group of advisors as an institution to meet his own needs Full Article
on The Charming Story of George Harrison’s Vacation in Small-Town America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The Beatles guitarist visited his sister in southern Illinois just months before he'd become world famous Full Article
on The Invention of Hiking By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Follow the Frenchman who remade the woods surrounding a royal estate into the world’s first nature preserve Full Article
on How Smithsonian Curators Are Rising to the Challenge of COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:30:14 +0000 In a nation under quarantine, chronicling a crisis demands careful strategy Full Article
on How 'Social Distancing' Can Get Lost in Translation By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:52:13 +0000 Governments around the world grapple with how to deliver important guidelines on minimizing the spread of COVID-19 Full Article
on Six Online Courses About Europe to Take Before You Can Safely Travel There Again By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:09:59 +0000 Sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t study up for your next European adventure Full Article
on When Babe Ruth and the Great Influenza Gripped Boston By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 As Babe Ruth was emerging as baseball's great slugger in 1918, he fell sick with the flu Full Article
on How 13 Seconds Changed Kent State University Forever By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The institution took decades to come to grips with the trauma of the killing of four students 50 years ago Full Article
on The 'Hard Hat Riot' of 1970 Pitted Construction Workers Against Anti-War Protesters By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The Kent State shootings further widened the chasm among a citizenry divided over the Vietnam War Full Article
on This Pyramid Was Built to Honor a Highly Unusual Occupant By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0000 A newly discovered pyramid yields a baffling mystery: A royal tomb, usually reserved for kings, is found to contain a mystery woman. Who was she and why was she given such a great honor? Full Article
on Enact: Teach-In on the Environment By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0000 A filmed documentary on the University of Michigan 1970 environmental teach-in, asks the questions: Do teach-ins work? (The Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan) Full Article
on How Smithsonian Researchers Are Studying Elephant Behavior By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0000 See how researchers at Smithsonian's National Zoo are trying to glean insight into elephant foraging behavior and more. Full Article
on The Roman Pilum Was Unmatched as a Ranged Weapon By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0000 The pilum, a vital weapon in Rome’s imperial ambitions, was a simple iron spear fixed with two bolts onto a heavy wooden post. It was remarkably effective against an attacker charging at high speed. Full Article
on Young Lions Try to Cross Crocodile-Infested Waters By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0000 A trio of teenage lions are desperate to cross the shallows of the Luangwa River, in order to reunite with their pride. One problem: The river is infested with crocodiles, waiting for an easy meal. Full Article
on How the Medieval Longbow Cut Down a French Army in 1346 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0000 The medieval English longbow first came to prominence during the Hundred Years War. In 1346, English forces used it to devastating effect to cut down a superior French army. Full Article
on These Ancient Stone Troughs Contained an Unlikely Beverage By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0000 Full Article
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on $612K award to Giant Mine contractor overturned By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:39:08 EDT In a written decision released Thursday, a panel of three appeal court judges said the judge who granted the award to McCaw North Drilling and Blasting Ltd. misinterpreted a clause in the contract for the cleanup. Full Article News/Canada/North
on Yukon campgrounds to open in June — but only to Yukoners By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:30:00 EDT Yukon officials say the territory's campgrounds will open to campers on June 4, but the territory's borders will remain closed. They also issued guidelines for some health care services to reopen. Full Article News/Canada/North
on RCMP charge Yellowknife man with murder in connection to death of Breanna Menacho By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:00:00 EDT Yellowknife RCMP confirmed the death of the missing 22-year-old woman on Friday and charged 27-year-old Devon Larabie in connection with her death. Full Article News/Canada/North
on Salt River First Nation on flood watch as Slave River water levels rise By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:30:19 EDT Salt River First Nation in Fort Smith, N.W.T., is getting ready for a possible flood. Full Article News/Canada/North
on United in isolation, northern violinists team up for cross-country collaboration By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:00:00 EDT A trio of young northern violinists recently joined their contemporaries across Canada for a project that aims to bring people together through music — while being apart. Full Article News/Canada/North
on The story of Stella's Place, a lifesaving landmark on a remote winter road By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:00:00 EDT The remote cabin could be the difference between life and death for travellers stuck on the territory’s long winter road. It was built to remember Stella Barnaby, who would have been 55 this Saturday. Full Article News/Canada/North
on Yukon has a new Indigenous commercial pilot By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:00:00 EDT Shadunjen van Kampen, a 21-year-old member of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations in Yukon, recently completed her written exams and flight test. She plans to be a commercial bush pilot. Full Article News/Canada/North
on 'A warming feeling' : Alberta veterinarian granted travel exemption to practice in the N.W.T. By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 00:17:22 EDT The government of the Northwest Territories has made an exemption on border restrictions for a veterinarian from Alberta to practice in the territory, after he received public and political support. Full Article News/Canada/North
on Booze industry brouhaha over Yukon warning labels backfired, study suggests By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:00:00 EDT Alcohol industry groups were successful in getting the Yukon government to pull labels warning of the connection between alcohol and cancer from liquor store shelves, but the strategy may have ultimately backfired, researchers suggest. Full Article News/Canada/North
on Newly-elected chief of the Selkirk First Nation aims to bring housing, jobs to citizens By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:00:00 EDT Darin Isaac was elected on Wednesday as the new chief of the Selkirk First Nation in Yukon. Isaac also held the position for two terms from 2005 to 2011. He has also served as a councillor for three terms. Full Article News/Canada/North
on Two Ontario cities sell their electric utilities as Saint John quashes the idea By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:30:00 EDT Days before Saint John council passed a motion to ensure Saint John Energy could not be sold, the Ontario cities of Peterborough and Orillia both got approval to sell their municipally owned power distribution companies. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
on Man pleads guilty to violating ban on travel to N.B., to be flown back to Ontario By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:00:30 EDT A 19-year-old man was flown back to Ontario after he pleaded guilty to violating New Brunswick’s emergency measures order prohibiting visitors from entering the province. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
on New Brunswick daycares set to open on May 19 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:13:37 EDT Some New Brunswickers will be heading back to work next week, but their regular childcare facilities may not be available. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
on New Brunswick and the liberation of The Netherlands: 75 years later By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:00:00 EDT Canadians helped liberate the Netherlands 75 years ago this week. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
on Boy, 17, dies in collision in Lower Coverdale By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:33:29 EDT A 17-year-old boy from Riverview, N.B., has died after the small motorbike he was riding collided with a minivan in Lower Coverdale, a settlement southeast of Moncton. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
on Group looking for test case to challenge Higgs decision to close N.B. borders By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 06:25:25 EDT Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
on RCMP say grass fires near Sweetgrass First Nation were intentionally set By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:42:09 EDT RCMP say they were first called about the fires at 10 p.m. CST on May 7. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatchewan
on La Loche calls on province to close SLGA liquor store due to COVID-19 outbreak By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:17:54 EDT The village of La Loche is calling on the provincial government to force the closure of liquor stores in the community, which is in the throes of a COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatoon
on Saskatchewan to have higher than normal fire conditions this summer: Natural Resources Canada By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:00:00 EDT Fire scientist say that Saskatchewan say Canadian Forest Service is updating their interactive maps every month from May to September this year so people can check the fire map in their region. Saskatchewan is one of the highest chances of fire this year. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatchewan
on Man convicted of double murder in Fort Frances charged in $2.2M Winnipeg drug bust By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 11:42:58 EDT Two men are charged in connection with an illegal drug distribution operation after Winnipeg police seized more than $2.2 million worth of methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
on Lutsen Mountains looks to major expansion, doubling ski area By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 13:15:00 EDT A large destination resort in Minnesota, just a few hours south of Thunder Bay, Ont., has some big expansion plans. Full Article News/Canada/Thunder Bay
on Thunder Bay Border Cats strike out as 2020 Northwoods League baseball season officially delayed By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 15:29:02 EDT The Northwoods League announced Thursday that its 2020 season will not begin on May 26, as originally scheduled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article News/Canada/Thunder Bay