November 7 



Research: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory radio astronomers reported 

 making the first precise measurements of the distance from Earth to an 

 astronomical object outside our galaxy, thus establishing a new "yardstick" for 

 determining other cosmic distances. 



November 8 



Exhibition: "After the Revolution; Everyday Life in America, 1780-1800" opened 

 at the National Museum of American History. The first of the museum's 

 reinstallations of its permanent exhibition halls, the exhibition features an 

 18th-century log house, rooms from Virginia and Massachusetts and more than 1,000 

 artifacts. 



November 10 



Television: The weekly "Sunday Morning" news program en CBS television featured 

 a 10-minute segment devoted to the National Museum of African Art, including an 

 interview with Dr. Roy Sieber, Associate Director for Collections and Research at 

 the Museum. The segment was produced by Alan Harper and was narrated by Charles 

 Kuralt. 



November 12 



Lecture: In his first major Washington address as Secretary of the Smithsonian, 

 Robert McC. Adams delivered his 1985 Aspen Design Conference paper, which 

 presented a historical view of the often-blending fields of design and art. This 

 program was held in conjunction with the National Museum of American Art 

 exhibition, "Art, Design and the Modern Corporation: The Collection of the 

 Container Corporation of America." 



November 14 



Exhibition: "Magnificent Voyagers: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842," a 

 yearlong exhibit that re-created the history of an epic American expedition to 

 the South Seas and Antarctica, opened at the National Museum of Natural History, 

 the largest special exhibit ever organized by the museum exhibits office. 



November 15 



Exhibition: The National Museum of American History opened "At Heme on the Road: 

 Autccamping, Motels and the Rediscovery of America," an exhibition exploring the 

 enduring American urge to take to the highway without sacrificing the comforts of 

 home and shewing hew over the years highway travel has itself become a form of 

 entertainment . 



November 17 



Acquisition: The space shuttle orbiter Enterprise arrived at Washington Dulles 

 International Airport and was officially transferred to the collection of the 

 National Air and Space Museum three weeks later. 



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