Hackernews posts about the Smithsonian Institution

1. Remove improper ideology: Vance tasked with purging the Smithsonian Institution (www.salon.com)
   24 points by zfg about 1 year ago | 6 comments
2. The Controversial History of the Word 'Hillbilly', Was Defined 125 Years Ago (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   1 points by gmays about 1 year ago | discuss
3. Mesmerizing Interlocking Geometric Patterns Produced with Japanese Woodworking (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   135 points by pseudolus about 1 year ago | 34 comments
4. In 1980s This Camera Let Astronauts Shoot First IMAX Movie Ever Filmed in Space (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   2 points by bookofjoe about 1 year ago | discuss
5. How life-size cows made of butter became an iconic symbol of the Midwest (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   17 points by noleary 9 months ago | 24 comments
6. Why the Creator of One of the First Lie Detectors Lived to Regret His Invention (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   4 points by Hooke over 1 year ago | discuss
7. How Singer Won the Sewing Machine War (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   3 points by bookofjoe over 1 year ago | discuss
8. The Voyage of the Kon-Tiki Misled the World About Navigating the Pacific (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   3 points by EndXA almost 2 years ago | discuss
9. The Supermarket Scanner Changed the Way We Buy Groceries Forever (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   3 points by pseudolus almost 2 years ago | discuss
10. “Reading Rainbow” was created to combat summer reading slumps (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    345 points by arbesman 10 months ago | 219 comments
11. 'Cinderella' Rescued Disney from Ruin (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by gmays 5 months ago | discuss