When you think of Wilbur Wright, you probably think of Dayton, OH, or Kitty Hawk, NC.
But here are three surprising connections between Wilbur, the Smithsonian, and Washington DC.
1) Wilbur wrote a letter to the Smithsonian on May 30th, 1899. The Smithsonian was still a young institution, barely over fifty years old. Yet it…
At 6 pm on a Thursday evening in early April, it's still 68 degree outside and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. As Washington Capital fans stream past the National Portrait Gallery, twenty-one people are still walking through "Votes for Women" exhibit in Washington, D.C.
"Votes For Women" exhibit National Portrait Gallery
As…