The National Museum of American History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution and located in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology and adopted its current name in 1980. A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... Location in the United States of America Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... 1901 plan for the National Mall proposed by the McMillan Commission. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The museum has three exhibition floors, two floors for offices, and one floor (the ground floor) for retail and dining. There are four other museum stores in the building, and a Subway and gelato bar. Exterior of a typical Subway restaurant Subway is the name of a multinational restaurant franchise that sells sandwiches and salads. ...

On the first floor, major exhibitions include "America on the Move," detailing the history of transportation in the U.S. from 1876 to the present, and houses Southern Railway steam locomotive 1401 as well as many famous automobiles. Also on the first floor is "TV Objects," which has various props from famous television shows, such as the "Puffy Shirt" from Seinfeld. Julia Child's kitchen is also located on this floor. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Southern Railway (AAR designation SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined since the 1830s. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... cars go vroom vroom . ... In the performing arts, a prop (the common short form for the more formal property) is anything that is carried by a performer during the performance. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Seinfeld is a television sitcom which ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. ... Julia Child holds up a Monkfish. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. ...

The second floor has the inaugural gowns of First Ladies from Martha Washington to Laura Bush. The gigantic 15-star and 15-stripe American flag which flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the American national anthem) is located in a conservation lab on the second floor. It used to hang in the main hall, but was removed due to its deteriorating condition. In its place is a modern 50-star flag which draped the Pentagon after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Inauguration Day is the day on which the President of the United States is sworn in and takes office. ... Bella Kocharian, Laura Bush, Liudmila Putina and Zorka Parvanova – first ladies of Armenia, the United States, Russia and Bulgaria respectively in 2003. ... Martha Washington Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 21, 1731 – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and therefore is seen as the first First Lady of the United States (although that title was not coined until after her death; she was... First Lady Laura Bush Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is the First Lady of the United States. ... Flag ratio: 10:19 Stars and stripes redirects here. ... Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, is a star fort best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy in Chesapeake Bay. ... This page refers to the war between the United States of America and Great Britain. ... Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779–January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and amateur poet. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... A pre-9/11 view of The Pentagon, looking east with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the distance. ... The September 11, 2001 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States of America carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, in which hijackers took control of four U.S. domestic commercial airliners. ...

The main highlight of the third floor is "A Glorious Burden," an exhibit on Presidents of the United States. Another major highlight is American Popular Culture which shows popular culture artifacts. It is a changing exhibition, but Dorothy's ruby slippers are a permanent part of the exhibit. The "History of Money and Medals," the museum's oldest exhibit, was on this floor but was recently closed. An exhibit entitled "The Price of Freedom" on U.S. military history opened on November 11, 2004. For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in any given society. ... The ruby slippers are the shoes worn by Dorothy in 1939 MGM movie The Wizard of Oz which give her the power of returning home any time she wishes. ... The Military history of the United States spans a period of less than two and a half centuries. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Official website
• 360 degree Virtual Tour