The unforgettable, 99.9 percent perfect, December moon mission marked the end of a tumultuous year
This grand tradition has allowed Americans across the country to pay their respects to the chief executive
The former President, dead at 94 years old, was noteworthy for his “humanity and decency,” says a Smithsonian historian
A new book advances a controversial theory about the singular contribution that went into the brothers’ pioneering achievement
Just as his new release tops the charts, Electronic Dance Music DJ Steve Aoki says he is "blown away" to have his turntable technology in the collections
First the jolt of shock, then a shroud of sadness struck the nation in the weeks following that fateful day
But the bugler remembered the story a bit wrong. A century later, a curator sets the record straight
The 16- by 20-foot dwelling once housed the enslaved; a new podcast tells its story
An innovative 1890s gear-and-lever voting machine mechanized the counting of the ballots so they could be tallied in minutes, not hours or days
The dedicated anthropologist donated his body to science and it’s on display, but his legacy is complicated
Judy and Dennis Shepard lay their son to rest at the Washington National Cathedral after donating childhood artwork, photos and a wedding ring
It took millennia, but America’s founding farmers developed the grain that would fuel civilizations—and still does
The Natural History Museum prepares to add 100,000 more specimens to their collection already totaling 11.3 million
Fahima gave birth to a healthy female calf October 9
The unprecedented conservation of the <i>Wizard of Oz</i> shoes involved more than 200 hours, and a call from the FBI
Two cameras tell the tale of the first American to orbit Earth and his return to space 36 years later
In partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, we look at the innovative spirit within the Smithsonian and beyond
The sports superstar and humanitarian transcended baseball's borders
The new film lays bare the personal sacrifice and peril that accompanied NASA's historic mission
In a just-released Smithsonian Book, author Samme Chittum assesses the Concorde’s demise with the keen eye of a crime reporter
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