WASHINGTON, D.C.- In a special ceremony today, actress Farrah Fawcett’s nephew, Greg Walls, and actor Ryan O’Neal donated objects from the private collection of her estate to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The don…
John Hancock Tower in Boston Selected to Receive AIA Twenty-Five Year Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The John Hancock Tower in Boston, designed by I.M. Pei & Partners, has been selected to receive the 2010 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award. The John Hancock Tower has demonstrated excellence in function, in the distinguished execution of its…
John Hancock Tower in Boston Selected to Receive AIA Twenty-Five Year Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The John Hancock Tower in Boston, designed by I.M. Pei & Partners, has been selected to receive the 2010 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award. The John Hancock Tower has demonstrated excellence in function, in the distinguished execution of its…
Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction to Sell Historic Ambulance that Transported JFK
SCOTTSDALE, AZ.- The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, “The World’s Greatest Collector Car AuctionsTM”, will sell one of the most historically significant vehicles in U.S. history at its 40th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, Jan…
Smithsonian Channel for Comcast Digital TV Customers Launches in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Comcast and Smithsonian Networks announced the launch of the Smithsonian Channel for Comcast Digital TV customers in Washington, D.C. Customers now have access to the award-winning, family friendly original programs on the Smithsonian …
Smithsonian Channel for Comcast Digital TV Customers Launches in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Comcast and Smithsonian Networks announced the launch of the Smithsonian Channel for Comcast Digital TV customers in Washington, D.C. Customers now have access to the award-winning, family friendly original programs on the Smithsonian …
Biblical Archaeology Society Announces the Publication of "In Search of Herod’s Tomb"
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biblical Archaeology Society announces the publication of “In Search of Herod’s Tomb” by Ehud Netzer in the January/February 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR). The first-century Jewish historian Joseph…
Biblical Archaeology Society Announces the Publication of "In Search of Herod’s Tomb"
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biblical Archaeology Society announces the publication of “In Search of Herod’s Tomb” by Ehud Netzer in the January/February 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR). The first-century Jewish historian Joseph…
Smithsonian Acquires Lifetouch Donation for Photographic History Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently received a donation of historic materials from Lifetouch Inc. as part of its effort to record the history of photography. Lifetouch, an employee-owned photography com…
Smithsonian Scientist Sheds Light on Origin of Martian Moons, Phobos and Deimos
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, may have been the result of a giant impact that sent rocks and debris into orbit around Mars, instead of asteroids that were captured by the planet’s gravity as previously thought. After goin…