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
Seventy-nine years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager is dead at the age of 97
Forever changing the nation, the women who worked in American factories during the war have been collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
In the election of 1800, for the first time in U.S. history, one party turned the executive office to another
An equine influenza in 1872 laid bare how essential horses were to the economy
He was the first African American athlete to light the cauldron that burns during the Games
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how the country got to where it is today
Museum education has had a long, ever evolving history at the Smithsonian that can be found at the heart of its mission today
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