All posts tagged "smithsonian"
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19.7K6Arts and LeisureThe French Chef Comes on With a Bang in 1963
Julia Child was neither French nor a chef, but The French Chef made her a national icon and helped launch the Public...
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15.8K11Arts and LeisureMolly Spotted Elk, From Poverty in Old Town, Maine, to Fame in Paris — and Back
In the fall of 1931, 27-year-old Molly Spotted Elk was far from home and unsure about marrying her French journalist lover. She...
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15.7K4Business and LaborThe 70-Cent Knife That Brought Julia Child to Cambridge, Mass.
Julia Child had a pet peeve: kitchen knives. They were never sharp enough for the beloved French chef. She sometimes swore a...
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12.4K5Arts and LeisureThe Angels of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Abbott Handerson Thayer was a bird-crazy boy who grew up to paint stunning pictures of angels — and to promote the military use...
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9.9K6MassachusettsRobert Goddard, Rocket Scientist, Annoys the Neighbors
As a teenager, Worcester’s Robert Goddard climbed a cherry tree on his family farm on Oct. 19, 1899 and dreamed of building...
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19.6K17Business and LaborA Broke Connecticut Housewife Founds Pepperidge Farm
You can be forgiven for thinking Pepperidge Farm was founded by someone like Titus Moody, the old Yankee character who appeared for...
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