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Minnesota became the 32nd state in the country on May 11, 1858. Since then lawmakers have adopted several official state symbols.

Oprah Winfrey’s portrait is now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren painted Winfrey in a purple taffeta dress amidst a lush garden at

Oprah Winfrey's commissioned portrait is now available for viewing in the Smithsonian Museum's National Portrait Gallery.

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From crumbling ruins to roads surrounded by ghost towns, here's what happens when a highway is abandoned.

Five Fascinating Dinosaur Discoveries Of 2023 has 3 reviews and 0 ratings. Reviewer ejf13 wrote: "Wow. The idea that one of the dinosaurs had a neck about six times longer than that of a giraffe is... honestly kind of funny."

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After three-quarters of a century producing records and cataloging music of, by, and for the people, the Smithsonian’s Folkways label continues to maintain and add to America’s vast musical legacies.

Officers in New York save bald eagle that was injured. How many bald eagles live in New York state?