There has always been some truth to the apocryphal Emerson quote
The Rosa Parks collection adds depth to the story of the civil rights heroine
Ron Howard's new film "In the Heart of the Sea" captures the greed and blood lust of the Massachusetts island
In a long tradition of “persecuting the refugee,” the State Department and FDR claimed that Jewish immigrants could threaten national security
In 19th-century Illinois, tensions between settlers and local Native American tribes led to a series of escalating confrontations
How Great Britain and France secretly negotiated the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Broadcast for the first time in the U.S., these exclusive clips from a Smithsonian Channel program feature recently unearthed archival footage
A Yale paleontologist is blending fossil studies and bird genes to trace the ways dinosaurs transformed into today's feathered flocks
Fossils from Germany could help researchers better understand modern bee eating habits and better protect the beloved pollinators
Composer, lyricist and performer, Miranda wows audiences and upends U.S. history with his dazzlingly fresh hip-hop musical
The most famous account of life during the Holocaust has been read by tens of millions of people
The British historian reveals some surprises about the ancient Roman people and their customs
The bizarre <em>Mortuneria</em> used sieve-like teeth to strain tasty morsels from the muddy Cretaceous seafloor
The Ephemeral Films Project offers the public a chance to see what Jews experienced during the Anschluss
How the news was reported on the day of the famous blackout
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
A look back on the 500-year history and intellectual life of one of the world's oldest Jewish quarters
Two crypts uncovered near Washington Square Park a reminder of New York City’s past
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
The Venetian roots of revolutionary modern book printer Aldus Manutius shaped books as we know them today
The famed archaeologist took detailed notes of what he found inside King Tut's tomb
Meet "the Ferrari of raptors," a lithe killing machine that could have taken down a young <em>T. rex</em>
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