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PBS News Hour

Smithsonian collects visitors' hopes for the next 50 years

Season 2025 Episode 226 | 3m 35s

At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, a recent time capsule exhibit asked visitors to reflect on their hopes for the next 50 years. Alia Soliman, Diarra Gangazha and Jayden Hall from our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, bring us the story.

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