American History
Lincoln is Dead: A Collection of Artifacts at American History Mark the Tragedy
On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died from a gunshot wound he'd suffered the night at before at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.
The Women Who Fought in the Civil War
Hundreds of women concealed their identities so they could battle alongside their Union and Confederate counterparts
Happy Birthday, Billie!
It’s fitting that legendary jazz songstress-extraordinaire Billie Holiday’s birthday today falls during Smithsonian’s Jazz Appreciation Month
Fort Sumter: The Civil War Begins
Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter
Thomas Jefferson's Bible Is Sent to the Conservation Lab
The little booklet is best known as "Thomas Jefferson's Bible. " But it is not a Bible like any other
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