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- The Star Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the national anthem, is currently being restored at the museum. (The Star Spangled Banner)
- A 1918 Oldsmobile cost $ 1,185. (Timeline: 1918)
- Historians study the lives of people who lived in the past by looking at the objects and documents they left behind. (Not Just for Kids: Hands On History Room)
- Thomas Edison had three children. (Virtual Exhibitions: Edison After 40)
- Hans J.R.M. Hansen invented the typewriter in 1865. (What Is It?)
- Duke Ellington, the son of a White House butler, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. (Duke Ellington Centennial Celebration)
- The National Museum of American History Music Room features the "Ole Bull" violin. (The Music Room)
- The Apple 1 Computer is already considered a "fossil." (Timeline: 1976)
- The Rising Sun Quilt contains 648 diamond-shaped pieces of printed cotton. (Not Just For Kids: American History by the Letter: Q)
- The Olomana was the locomotive that hauled railcars of sugar cane from the fields to a sugar mill on the island of Oahu. (What's New? The Great Locomotive Switch)
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