The 1966 Honda Super Hawk featured in Robert Pirsig’s book on values was recently acquired by the National Museum of American History
Earlier this year, a group of organizers led by a daring performance artist donned 19th-century clothes and recreated the 1811 revolt
The online resource will offer vital details about the toll wrought on the enslaved
The impact of one heroic flight would take decades to reconcile
A notorious quack peddled cures at an Arkansas resort in the 1930s. Nowadays the con game is all for show
In New England, a long-standing tradition continues with pilots delivering gifts to lighthouses and lifesaving stations
Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
Musician and author Laura Veirs brings this musical icon back to the stage in her recent children’s book
This year marks the arrival of a brilliant diamond, a hybrid space rocket, exciting paintings and two darling clouded leopard cubs
A new exhibition places the human-elephant relationship in the context of American history
Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
In a salute to "Christmas Rappin,'" hip-hop chronicler Bill Adler tells the tale of how the famous rap recording came to life
In truth, massacres, disease and American Indian tribal politics are what shaped the Pilgrim-Indian alliance at the root of the holiday
More than eighty years after it was patented, the Crock Pot remains a comforting presence in American kitchens
For nearly 200 years after the founding of New York, the city struggled to establish a clean source of fresh water
Likenesses of six American icons including Jeff Bezos, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Frances Arnold join the collections
Many have suggested Frank Sheeran's claims about the murder of Jimmy Hoffa are mere fantasy; the historical context of Scorsese's epic is more nuanced
Dating back 200 years, the cloak represents the violence brought to the islands by colonial powers
The mountaintop home of an Italian hermit who lived in the U.S. in the 1860s still attracts a handful of pilgrims
For many, the personal—tea cups, dresses, needlework and charm bracelets—really was political. A new book tells why
Material gathered and preserved in a pack rat's midden helps researchers open new windows on the past
Smithsonian Books presents ‘We Return Fighting,’ a groundbreaking exploration of African American involvement in World War I
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