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  1. New on our blog: Money talks http://ow.ly/160Ogp
  2. A 1928 Leica: http://ow.ly/yFkA What fabulous old cameras do you have in your collection? Share them with us on Flickr. http://ow.ly/yFlc
  3. Today in 1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial welcomes its first visitors. Note and Colt 45 can left at the Wall: http://ow.ly/B18y
  4. Today in 1969: Sesame Street debuts. Kermit the Frog and other TV collections: http://ow.ly/B0Wb
  5. Today in 1975: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior. Scroll to bottom for the full story: http://ow.ly/B0XZ
  6. In honor of Veterans Day, visit the most comprehensive exhibition of military conflicts in American history: http://ow.ly/yK47
  7. Book singing of "On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery," tomorrow, noon-2pm. http://ow.ly/yJTg
  8. Today in 1775: Birth date of the United States Marine Corps. http://ow.ly/B0Ua
  9. Looking for a meaningful way to honor a veteran? http://ow.ly/B0J4
  10. Should the Smithsonian acquire an iPhone for its collections? Our IT curators talk with ComputerWorld about collecting. http://ow.ly/B0He
  11. RT @librarycongress: House Designates National Veterans History Project Week: http://bit.ly/2258aR
  12. Today in 1872: Fire in Boston destroys hundreds of buildings. 19th century lithograph: http://ow.ly/AOWP
  13. Today in 1965: The "Northeast Blackout," the biggest power failure in U.S. history. Visit our electricity exhibit: http://ow.ly/AOVb
  14. Robert M. Poole for @SmithsonianMag: "How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be." http://ow.ly/AMET He signs books Wed: http://ow.ly/AMED
  15. New on our blog: Recipe of the week: Julia Child's chicken tarragon http://ow.ly/160uHY
  16. Today in 1989: Citizens of East and West Germany begin to demolish the Berlin Wall. Pieces of the wall: http://ow.ly/AMBG
  17. Thursday at noon, talk with a curator about the ingenuity it took to keep money in circulation during the Civil War: http://ow.ly/yJUt
  18. Beautiful Mamiya C330 TLR camera added to our "Cameras Before Digital" Flickr group. Have you submitted your camera yet? http://ow.ly/yFfY
  19. Discuss the origins and meaning of Veterans Day in your classroom: http://ow.ly/yK0K
  20. Today in 1900: Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind, is born. Picketing the film in the 1940s: http://ow.ly/zkTq