Tag: National Museum of American History
‘Everyone has a story’: How will world remember pandemic?
CHICAGO (AP) - Artist Obi Uwakwe was driving through Chicago’s empty streets, camera on his lap to document life during COVID-19, when he saw...
George Laurer, inventor of ubiquitous UPC, dies at 94
WENDELL, N.C. (AP) - George J. Laurer, whose invention of the Universal Product Code at IBM transformed retail and other industries around...
George Laurer, inventor of ubiquitous UPC, dies at 94
WENDELL, N.C. (AP) - George J. Laurer, whose invention of the Universal Product Code at IBM transformed retail and other industries around...
Asian Americans push for Smithsonian gallery of their own
The Smithsonian's initiative on documenting Asians in America started humbly enough two decades ago, with a borrowed exhibit in a borrowed museum wing and...
Jose Feliciano donates guitar he performed US anthem 1968
WASHINGTON (AP) - It was 50 years in the making.Jose Feliciano on Thursday donated to the National Museum of American History the same guitar...
First lady donates inaugural gown to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (AP) - Melania Trump knew her inaugural gown would be part of history and she had a clear vision for her look, asking...
