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The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award presented by the U.S, Congress. This medal was presented to the Tuskegee Airmen, African American pilots flying for the U,S. Army Air Forces during World War I, Awarded on March 29, 2007, the medal recognized their "unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces." Lent by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

This is the uniform coat Horatio Nelson was wearing on board his flagship, Victory, when he was shot at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The hole in the left shoulder was made by a musket ball fired from the French ship Redoutable. Nelson died about three hours after being hit. In accordance with his wishes, Captain Hardy later returned the coat to Nelson's lover Emma Hamilton. In 1845, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, bought the coat for Greenwich Hospital. It was displayed there until 1936.

This is the uniform coat Horatio Nelson was wearing on board his flagship, Victory, when he was shot at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The hole in the left shoulder was made by a musket ball fired from the French ship Redoutable. Nelson died about three hours after being hit. In accordance with his wishes, Captain Hardy later returned the coat to Nelson's lover Emma Hamilton. In 1845, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, bought the coat for Greenwich Hospital. It was displayed there until 1936.

This is the uniform coat Horatio Nelson was wearing on board his flagship, Victory, when he was shot at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The hole in the left shoulder was made by a musket ball fired from the French ship Redoutable. Nelson died about three hours after being hit. In accordance with his wishes, Captain Hardy later returned the coat to Nelson's lover Emma Hamilton. In 1845, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, bought the coat for Greenwich Hospital. It was displayed there until 1936.

Ammonites, similar to the modern nautilus and related to squids and octopi, lived in shallow ancient seas worldwide for hundreds of millions of years. They probably moved by jet propulsion and caught their prey in tentacles. Ammonites became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs. Some fossils preserve the ammonites' pearly sheen.

Ammonites, similar to the modern nautilus and related to squids and octopi, lived in shallow ancient seas worldwide for hundreds of millions of years. They probably moved by jet propulsion and caught their prey in tentacles. Ammonites became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs. Some fossils preserve the ammonites' pearly sheen.

Ammonites, similar to the modern nautilus and related to squids and octopi, lived in shallow ancient seas worldwide for hundreds of millions of years. They probably moved by jet propulsion and caught their prey in tentacles. Ammonites became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs. Some fossils preserve the ammonites' pearly sheen.

Ammonites, similar to the modern nautilus and related to squids and octopi, lived in shallow ancient seas worldwide for hundreds of millions of years. They probably moved by jet propulsion and caught their prey in tentacles. Ammonites became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs. Some fossils preserve the ammonites' pearly sheen.

It consists of a stone pedestal on which there is a bronze sailboat, with steel plate elements. The ship is inspired by the royal galley of John of Austria reproduced in the Maritime Museum. Underneath the sailboat we see a set of wavy pieces that simulate waves.

It consists of a stone pedestal on which there is a bronze sailboat, with steel plate elements. The ship is inspired by the royal galley of John of Austria reproduced in the Maritime Museum. Underneath the sailboat we see a set of wavy pieces that simulate waves.