Six days after 9/11, first lady Laura Bush spoke at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at the memorial for the victims of Flight 93
Drawing the connection between fascism abroad and hate at home, pre-Civil Rights activists declared the necessity of “double victory”
A stunning new theory suggests that a debate over the failed treatment of their son's smallpox was the culprit
Fifty years ago, the anarchist protester sent traders sprawling for dollar bills—and became a media sensation
In 1995, Hillary Clinton was scheduled to deliver a speech at the United Nation's Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing
A Navy engineer used creative modeling and her knowledge of underwater explosions to tackle the century-old Hunley conundrum
The island of Nevis was no paradise for young Hamilton
One-hundred-fifty years later, the Maryland town remains a bastion of resilience and a front line in the battle over Confederate monuments
The full story of the American ex-pat's daring feats has not been told—until now
In an indelible picture taken 50 years ago, one family faces a loss in Vietnam
Women of the Roaring Twenties had a lot in common with today's millennials
The Georgia landmark is a testament to the enduring legacy of white supremacy
A new exhibition sheds light on the enduring legacy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery
Bartender Martin Cate reveals eight fun facts about the past, present and future of tiki culture
The events, says director Lonnie Bunch, are part of a 'long legacy of violence intended to intimidate and marginalize African Americans and Jews'
New details surrounding the identity of the enslaved man who once lived in the storied Ipswich house at the American History Museum
Statues don’t need to venerate military leaders of the Civil War to promulgate false narratives
Smithsonian acquires priceless emblems of America's national pastime
Newly minted abolitionist Amos Adams Lawrence funneled much of his fortune into a battle he thought America couldn’t afford to lose
The Chamorro people of this Pacific island have long been buffeted by the crosswinds of foreign nations
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