History

Turn-of-the-Century Views

June 1998

Catching a Glimpse of America's Industrial Past

May 1998

The AP Looks Back

150 Years of Capturing the Moment

May 1998

A Pastoral Preserve Faces the Future

At Vermont's Shelburne Farms, a 19th-century showplace fulfills a quest to teach love for the land

April 30, 1998

Pursuing Justice in the Arctic

April 30, 1998

Lessons from the Mall

From courses to cruises, the Smithsonian has educational and cultural adventures for everyone

April 1998

Daughter of the Desert

Renowned as the Uncrowned Queen of Iraq, Gertrude Bell was once the most powerful woman in the British Empire

April 1, 1998

The Case of the Disappearing Frescoes

Or how a mustachioed Barcelona artist foiled an elaborate plot to spirit Catalonia's priceless Romanesque paintings away from their homeland

April 1, 1998

Backstage at the Museum

Behind the scenes, an expert unites teams and budgets, treasures and cases--reality and dreams

March 1998

The History of the Doughnut

A look back at the men, women and machines that made America’s favorite treat possible

March 1998

Singing Our Praises

With creativity and a vast collection, the Smithsonian has become a leader in preserving our musical heritage

March 1998

On a Bungled Flight to Nowhere, They Sought a Chinese Mountain High

When a ballpoint pen czar and a hotshot pilot went looking for the world's tallest peak, all they found was trouble

March 1, 1998

The Long Good-bye

In which it is argued that a look at the history of divorce may make you feel better about our own scandalous ways

March 1, 1998

Remember The Maine

It has been more than a century since the storied dreadnought sank, but controversy has not yet abandoned the ship

February 1998

In Honor of Struggle

Life came hard for people like historian Lonnie Bunch's ancestors; he strives to commemorate them

January 1998

A Symbol That Failed

In 1918, a hopeful France gave Mrs. Wilson a peace brooch, but peace eluded her husband and the world

February 1998

Museum Networking

Whether at the Nobel Prize awards or at the opening of the new Getty center, the Smithsonian has a vital role

January 1998

Stamps,— What an Idea!

New commemoratives look like our first stamps, which were slow to catch on in 1847

January 1998

In the Game of Chess "Your Opponent Must Be Destroyed"

January 1, 1998

The ACLU Defends Everybody

Its clients have ranged from Muhammad Ali to Oliver North, but its real allegiance is to the Bill of Rights

January 1, 1998