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In 1944, a B-24 bomber was shot down off New Guinea. Nearly 80 years later, Navy divers and Pentagon archaeologists have retrieved a corroded dog tag with contact info, and other artifacts.
2 months ago
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The National Zoo’s giant pandas took off for China on Wednesday, ending a half-century chapter that left an enduring black-and-white imprint on the D.C. region.
3 months ago
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As the National Zoo’s giant pandas prepare to leave town, the two grownups go without having mastered the act. Here’s why zoo officials say that was a problem.
3 months ago
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Material from the asteroid Bennu will go to the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian said.
4 months ago
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Thousands gathered at Lincoln Memorial to mark 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s 1963 March on Washington.
5 months ago
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A 370-year-old Spanish cross has been found in a St. Mary’s archaeological dig. Did Native Americans help bring it there?
about 2 years ago
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A Civil War soldier’s 157-year-old identification tag is donated to a museum in Maryland.
about 2 years ago
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A century after its creation, the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery is
the site of solemn ceremonies on Veterans Day.
about 2 years ago
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Arlington House, home to Robert E. Lee and scores of enslaved, reopens after $12 million, three year renovation.
over 2 years ago
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The union representing zoo officers says there are too few for safety.
over 2 years ago
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Father Emil Kapaun received the Medal of Honor posthumously for bravery and compassion. He is a candidate for sainthood in the Catholic Church.
almost 3 years ago
