Duke Ellington, animated movies and the old ballgame
The Algonquian settlement crucial to the survival of Jamestown 400 years ago has been found. Finally
A photographic essay of how women won the vote
On March 17, everyone's green-even the Chicago River. Yet St. Patrick remains colored in myth
How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry inspired an anthem and made its way to the Smithsonian
In this interview, Ernest "Pat" Furgurson, author of "Catching Up with 'Old Slow Trot,'" says some people are still fighting the Civil War
An excerpt from Nina Burleigh's book, The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum
James Smithson's biographer offers insight into ideals born of the Age of Enlightenment that gave rise to the founding of the Smithsonian
Historians' perspectives on George H. Thomas
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Stubborn and deliberate, General George Henry Thomas was one of the Union's most brilliant strategists. So why was he cheated by history?
A new biography depicts benefactor James Smithson as an exuberant, progressive man enamored of science
Rebels by any name
Rediscover five articles published between May 2002 and May 2006 that reveal another side of the emerging superpower
A new series of commemorative coins honors presidential spouses whose achievements have long been overlooked
The ancient drink makes a comeback
The intriguing and unexpected true story of America's most heroic—and most dangerous—female spy
In this Q & A, Caroline Alexander, author of "Faces of War," discusses robotic faces and the timelessness of war stories
Momentous or Merely Memorable
"A whole lifetime was over," legendary quarterback Y.A. Tittle recalls
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