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EFSmithsonian

  1. What's the buzz in this year's @ScrippsBee? The youngest known qualifier: She's 6! ow.ly/beaza
  2. The Golden Gate Bridge turns 75 years old today. Find out how the bridge got its iconic hue: ow.ly/b9ZRz
  3. Help the Smithsonian decide which American icon will be framed in a new portrait @amhistorymuseum. Vote today: ow.ly/b9I1m
  4. National Geography Bee Championships are tonight. Test your geography knowledge: ow.ly/b8ero
  5. This day in history: The Brooklyn Bridge opened. At the time, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world. ow.ly/b81rm
  6. Nice genes: Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History @NMNH is planning an exhibit on the human genome: ow.ly/b6bhH
  7. A great collection of photos from yesterday's eclipse: ow.ly/b5dgR Anyone get the chance to watch? We missed out here in Boston.
  8. Art meets technology in the patents of Steve Jobs ‏@smithsonian's Ripley Center: si.edu/Exhibitions/st…
  9. Head over to a local museum today, fill your brain and have some fun, because it's International Museum Day! ow.ly/aZWLq
  10. Today in history: The Supreme Court unanimously rules against school segregation in Brown vs. Board of Education. ow.ly/aYAEE
  11. Our backpack design contest has begun! Think your bag has what it takes to win the battle (and an iPad)? Enter now: ow.ly/aXAq5
  12. Do you have a great Civil War lesson plan? Check out this contest from the @civilwartrust: bit.ly/JXzEFb
  13. Our Battle of the Bags contest starts May 16. We got in the spirit by creating some backpack designs of our own! ow.ly/aR9Eq
  14. Do you know a teacher who is a true classroom superhero? Nominate your hero and be inspired by the gallery of heroes! ow.ly/aPmIF
  15. Zookeepers @NationalZoo discovered elephant Shanti is musically inclined! Hear her harmonica skills.
  16. For the big and small ways teachers change lives, thank you! Read our #thankateacher notes and leave one of your own: ow.ly/aMqM8
  17. This Day in History: George Washington kicked up his heels at the first Inaugural Ball in 1789. ow.ly/aKYmN