Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore these sequined shoes as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz
- American Experiments
- Integrate Reading & Social Studies
- The American Revolution: A World War
- Giving in America
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American Experiments
How can we form a more perfect union? Check out new interactive lesson plans on democracy and the nation we build together.
Integrate Reading & Social Studies
Explore over 20 themes through books and related K-4 activities
The American Revolution: A World War
What made the American Revolution a world war?
Giving in America
Giving has taken many forms throughout American history and has become firmly woven into the American experience.
Smithsonian's Learning Lab
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@KelliConfirm Well this is THE cutest thing we've ever seen. Thank you for bringing your tiny Dorothy today!… https://t.co/3q9ah9tOcD
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"Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the Yellow Brick Road..." https://t.co/AR9Q5EXTKk
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@historiancole We do the same thing!
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RT @SILibraries: Congrats to @amhistorymuseum on the opening of their exhibit "America's Listening" ( https://t.co/kJSEizbjnr ), about reco…
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@KimFisherDC @SmithsonianMag Yes! The felt on the bottom helped muffle the sound of dancing on the Yellow Brick Road.
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