Historical Highlights 130

Got some free time this weekend? Here are a few suggestions:

Take a peek at a rare Jane Austen manuscript.

Learn about one of the first black Nova Scotian women to join the reserves.

Find out how we know the date George Washington was born.

Read about the Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868.

Check out the answers to the monthly “Ask Smithsonian” questions.

Meet the enslaved cook who could be considered an early celebrity chef.

Discover the real Grant Wood.

Hope you enjoyed these historical highlights.

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