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The APS Museum is gearing up for a new and exciting exhibition, opening April 10. In this week's Meeting Monday, historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich discusses how historians and museums use objects to keep history alive. Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4crTtKq
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2/2 Logistics fire control: Exhibit B -Another strike at Prymorske, occupied part of Zaporizhzhia