Dueling at the drop of a hat was as European as truffles, and as American as mom's apple pie
The Austrian mountain climber escaped from a prison camp in 1944, slipped into forbidden Tibet, tutored the Dalai Lama and wrote a famous book
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REI was started in the back of a gas station in 1938. Now this consumer co-op is the nation's largest
How two brothers in an old Curtiss Robin set a record that's stood for 62 years
Both Audubon and Linnaeus were indebted to this intrepid British limner of the New World
Spain wants Gibraltar; the people of the Rock hate the very idea; England is caught in the middle
Onetime rivals are now partners. A new exhibition and an IMAX film, Mission to Mir, tell the story
A long-lost daguerrotype, made by a black artist in 1847, has lately come to rest at the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Perspectives
As the giant mills of the Rust Belt fall silent, a move is afoot to preserve them
The Man Who Built The Taj
No soldier since Washington has had his Roman virtues, and so significantly shaped a peace
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Though seldom seen by the public, the Smithsonian's vast repositories are vital to the institution
Kites aren't just for kids. Ben Franklin knew it, as did the 20,000 kiters and kite fans at this year's 31st annual Smithsonian kite festival
Through object-based education and other programs, the Smithsonian reaches out to teachers and students
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