Smithsonian exhibit to bear witness on 9 11 history
Smithsonian curators collect items for the National Museum of American History exhibit September 11 Bearing Witness to History opening on the attacks anniversary. They include Giuliani’s cell phone and cap a World Trade Center stairwell sign a Pentagon limestone piece and a rescuer Navy officer’s uniform.
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Washington
New York
Rudolph Giuliani
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Navy
Smithsonian
National Museum of American History
Melinda Machado
Museum
Smithsonian curators race to preserve 9/11 artifacts
After 9/11, curators faced authority gaps and fast actions to save history. They collected items like a crushed fire truck door while Pentagon debris and a retired pilot’s discarded uniform had already been discarded. A Congressional mandate and a Smithsonian consortium enabled access and cooperation.
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Machado
Peter Siebold
New York
Pentagon
David Tarantino
Siebold
Congress
Fire Department Door From 9 11 Exhibit Debut
Liebold sought an object to illustrate the New York Fire Department story and chose a fire truck door salvaged from the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. The door, described as striking, symbolizes the department’s blow yet dignity. The exhibit remains a live, evolving history with no known outcome.
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Liebold
New York
Fresh Kills
Staten Island
Siebold
Fire Department
Technology reunites lost dog Pooh Bear after six years
Pooh Bear the Pomeranian, microchipped through an Avid system, is back with Bambi Lesne after six years apart. A Cincinnati rescue and a Florida humane group connected the stray to the Panama City owner, ending a long mystery of where the dog wandered.
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Pooh Bear
Hollywood
Bambi Lesne
Silicon Valley
Bear
Peggy
Cincinnati
Florida
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