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August 18, 2008 - Call the Queen: It’s Teatime at the Freer

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Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The U.S. military began building unmanned aircraft for combat and surveillance in 1918. Now, six drones are on permanent display at the Air and Space Museum, including the Boeing X-45A.

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It's Certainly Something to Talk About
Friday, August 8, 2008, By Washington Post

If you're looking for a good conversation this weekend -- one about passion, art, faith, visions from God, brilliance and maybe a little madness -- see "The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It's an elaborate altar made in the 1950s and '60s and displays one man's extreme devotion to God.

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