The National Portrait Gallery showcases a celebrated conductor as portrayed by the master French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson
The English privateer arrived on the Carolina coast after sacking Spanish lands in the Caribbean, but who, if anyone, did he leave behind?
As the National Portrait Gallery turns 50, it is asking how well its collections represent the people—and where there is room for improvement
Originally marketed as sportswear, the tube sock became a stylish accessory thanks to Farrah Fawcett and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Aretha Franklin dies at 76; her memory lives on at the Smithsonian in artwork, photographs and other ephemera
When a shortage of pilots in WWII forced the U.S. Air Force to recruit women, America was captivated
The Beatles’ biggest single hit skyrocketed on the charts in August of 1968
For the vast majority of American troops, Saipan was their first experience of tropical living
To satisfy customers hungry for visions of the British colonies, these artists created wildly imaginative and inaccurate scenes
Many WWII naval recruits serving on U.S. ships had never been away from home. To strengthen their bonds, they organized colorful initiation rituals
Yamei Kin was a scientific prodigy who promoted the Chinese art of living to U.S. audiences
It's 1975, and a small Vietnamese civilian aircraft is desperate to land on the flight deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier
As Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles slips away, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe plans community renewal and a museum for their new home
It all started in Hawaiʻi on Oahu's North Shore, where plantation managers and Mormon elders nurtured future generations of football stars
In 1939, America's military was far from the powerful force it is today, with just 600,000 servicemen
For the U.S., the Battle of Midway wasn't just a turning point in the Pacific, it was also a brilliant naval gamble that paid off in spectacular fashion
In late 1919 and early 1920, scientists and canners worked with the government to protect the public from the deadly toxin
White Arkansans, fearful of what would happen if African-Americans organized, took violent action, but it was the victims who ended up standing trial
A one-room show at the National Portrait Gallery is a hauntingly relevant 50-year-old time capsule
As news starts pouring in of an attack on the World Trade Center, concerned air traffic controllers begin to suspect the worst
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