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The bizarre sanitarium staple that became a spreadable obsession
Debunking the myth that the great national park was a wilderness untouched by humans
A legal battle brews over access to some of the world's largest human-made structures of their kind
Born enslaved, he was elected to Congress in the wake of the Civil War. But the impact of this momentous step in U.S. race relationships did not last long
The museum mourns the passing December 21 of Hank Adams (Assiniboine–Sioux, 1943–2020)
This year's most intriguing discoveries include an Aztec skull tower, fossilized footprints and Nazi shipwrecks
This extraordinary year, we asked how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting people’s families and communities
How did a misdialed phone number lead to a holiday tradition.
Expensive, heavy, non-functioning and a little scary looking, the doll created by America's hero-inventor was a commercial flop
Research shows that visitors often ignore information that conflicts with what they already believe about history
Only one is known to survive today and it is in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
The path to flight in modern birds was full of forks, twists and dead ends
A political scientist discusses how national identity influences how the country has dealt with the Covid-19 crisis
On the 250th anniversary of the famous composer’s birth, the story of how his music first took hold across the Atlantic
Concerns about the safety of gift shopping, family gatherings and church services were on Americans' minds then, too
In a new book, Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony examines the geopolitics during NASA’s space flight program
The public website draws connections between existing datasets to piece together fragmentary narratives
This Friday, December 11, 2020, ten Smithsonian museums and cultural centers offer a moment for reflection and sharing
A new book explores the man who would serve his country as a fighter pilot, an astronaut and a U.S. Senator
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