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  1. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    Due to the , Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed. We will update our operating status as soon as the situation is resolved. We do not plan to update social media other than to inform you of our operating status.

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  2. Jan 1

    from your friends at the National Postal Museum! Enjoy this quirky stamp from the year 2000! © USPS; all rights reserved.

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  3. Happy New Year’s Eve! We look forward to bringing you another year of amazing exhibits and public programs. With your help, we can make them even better:

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  4. Celebrate with us tomorrow morning at a very special Story Time! 10:30 a.m. in the Education Loft. Recommended for ages 2-4.

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  5. Join us in the Atrium now for "Mid-Winter Music of Early America." Ginger and David Hildebrand have just finished warming up and will play seasonal tunes at 1:30 and again at 3pm!

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  6. Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance in 1942; USPS issued this stamp 50 years later. The Pledge was first recited by school children in 1892 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in America. ©USPS

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    Enjoy American music of the Colonial, Revolutionary and Federal eras by David and Ginger Hildebrand on Saturday, December 29 at the in

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  8. If the continues beyond Jan. 1, all Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo will be closed starting Jan. 2. We will update our operating status as soon as the situation is resolved.

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  9. Join us this Saturday for a free holiday concert "Mid-Winter Music of Early America." At 1:30 pm & 3:30pm, enjoy Old World carols & wassailing songs, patriotic melodies, ballads & dance tunes beloved by Americans a century ago. Free; all ages welcome

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  10. Today is the first day of , a week-long secular celebration of family, community, culture, and prosperity! Based on African first-harvest traditions, the name of the holiday derives from the phrase “first fruits” in Swahili. ©USPS; all rights reserved.

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  11. To those who are celebrating today, ! May your hearts be light and your mailboxes be full! 1977 © USPS; all rights reserved.

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  12. During the 1st major world war, how did the Post Office Department ensure delivery of mail and care packages to deployed military personnel overseas, especially during the holiday season? Learn more about "Holiday Parcels in World War I"

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  13. Retweeted
    24 Dec 2018

    In 1915, letter carrier John S. Mac Ilroy sent this postcard to a patron on his New Jersey route. Many rural letter carriers left holiday postcards—but few created specialty ones like this, now in : We're open today but always closed Dec. 25.

    A drawing of a horse pulling a carriage that says Rural Free Delivery through a snowy landscape. There is a mailbox in the foreground. The illustration has a border of holly and says "The Season's Greetings" at the top.
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  14. Sarah Breedlove "Madam C.J." Walker was born in 1867. A hugely successful African American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Walker was one of the first American women of any race to become a self-made millionaire. ©USPS; all rights reserved

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  15. Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo will be open through Jan. 1. We are always closed on Dec. 25. The Smithsonian can use prior-year funds still available to us to remain open. We will update our status beyond Jan. 1 as soon as we know.

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    21 Dec 2018

    In the event of a , our museums, research centers and the National Zoo will be OPEN through Jan. 1. The Smithsonian can use prior-year funds still available to us to remain open. Smithsonian museums are always closed on Dec. 25.

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  17. Retweeted
    20 Dec 2018

    Two classic books to teach kids about the mail. The one on the left was written by Margaret Wise Brown, author of "Goodnight Moon."

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    That's correct, ! Visitors have been enjoying the in the former Washington City Post Office Building since 1993. Who else wants some bragging rights?

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    Shout out the answers (or just reply below) to this Smithsonian-related history quiz for . We think some other Smithsonian units might know some answers. Do you?

    Image of a crossword puzzle.
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  20. We always say “Every Stamp Tells a Story.” But it’s nice to be reminded that every stamp, too, is a work of art. Learn more about this issue commemorating player Josh Gibson, who was born in 1911: ©USPS

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