Washington (CNN) -- Reinforcing identity and learning more about who we are: That's the theme of "American Stories," a new exhibit now open at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington. "There are so many stories in American history," says museum curator Bonnie Lilienfeld. "We tell big stories here about the foundation of this country. But we also tell individual stories." From large swaths of America's past to the tales of everyday Americans, the exhibit features more than 100 objects tracing history from the 1620 arrival of the pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the 2008 presidential election.
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A new Smithsonian exhibit features American stories, large and small
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The exhibit at the Museum of American History opened Thursday
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Kermit the Frog, Ben Franklin and more tell the tale of America
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