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The Stalking of the President
Charles J. Guiteau said he wanted to kill President James A. Garfield "in an American manner." He passed up several opportunities before he thought the time was right.
Could the Death Star Destroy a Planet?
Students in England concluded that the Star Wars space station could easily have destroyed an Earth-like planet
The Sistine Chapel of the Andes
Just miles from Peru’s Incan ruins lie artifacts from another era—beautiful Baroque churches that married Spanish design with indigenous culture
The Midday Ride of Paul Revere
Longfellow made the patriot’s ride to Lexington legendary, but the story of Revere’s earlier trip to Portsmouth deserves to be retold as well
Games & Puzzles
Daily Sudoku
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Pardon My Words
Solve a phrase by guessing the letters of every word. Every correct word pardons the little figure.
Hidato
Find the path, solve the puzzle. Connect the numbers together to win! Consecutive numbers must touch horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Hitori
The object of Hitori is to paint out the squares containing duplicate numbers in all rows and columns.
Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Games
Smithsonian magazine 7th Annual Photo Contest Winners Jigsaw Puzzle
You can choose between the Grand Prize winner, the five category winners along with the Readers' Choice winner
Smithsonian magazine 7th Annual Photo Contest Winners Slide Puzzle
You can choose between the Grand Prize winner, the five category winners along with the Readers' Choice winner
Smithsonian magazine 6th Annual Photo Contest Winners Jigsaw Puzzle
You can choose between the Grand Prize winner, the five category winners along with the Readers' Choice winner
Smithsonian magazine 6th Annual Photo Contest Winners Slide Puzzle
You can choose between the Grand Prize winner, the five category winners along with the Readers' Choice winner
Smithsonian magazine 5th Annual Photo Contest Winners Jigsaw Puzzle
You can choose between the Grand Prize winner, the five category winners along with the Readers' Choice winner
Smithsonian magazine 5th Annual Photo Contest Winners Slide Puzzle
You can choose between the Grand Prize winner, the five category winners along with the Readers' Choice winner
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