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Bill Gates (in 2003) has "far surpassed anything I accomplished in engineering and business," says Jimmy Carter, now a fellow philanthropist.

35 Who Made a Difference: Bill Gates

The king of software takes on his biggest challenge yet
November 2005 | By Jimmy Carter

35 Who Made a Difference: Janis Carter

The primate who taught other primates how to survive in the wild
November 01, 2005 | By Douglas Foster

Sally Ride

35 Who Made a Difference: Sally Ride

A generation later, the first female astronaut is still on a mission
November 2005 | By K.C. Cole

35 Who Made a Difference: Daphne Sheldrick

When feelings of kinship transcend the species boundary
November 01, 2005 | By Douglas Chadwick

People's Choice

Almost from birth, Andrew Jackson was in training to become democracy's champion
October 2005 | By H. W. Brands

Push to the Pacific

Guided by the Nez Percé, the men and women of the corps reach the Columbia amid threats for their lives
October 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

Cold and Hungry

When snow blankets the mountains, the expedition is once again imperiled
September 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

A U.S. official noted the "amaraderie and trust among these guys—the Peace Brothers"(Rabin, Mubarak, Hussein, Clinton and Arafat).

Ties That Bind

At last, all parties were ready to make peace in the Middle East. Whoops ... Not So Fast
September 2005 | By John F. Harris

A Bittersweet Homecoming

As the corps finally makes contact with the Shoshone Indians, interpreter Sacagawea reunites with her family
August 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

Board Rooms

Near Portland, Oregon, archaeologists and Indians have built an authentic Chinookan plankhouse like those Lewis and Clark saw
July 2005 | By Emily Sohn

The Elusive Shoshone

Needing horses and a route across the Rockies, the corps must find Sacagawea's people —or risk the fate of the expedition
July 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

A Fork in the River

After deliberating for nine days, the captains choose the tortuous southwest branch of the Missouri toward the Great Falls
June 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

Rocky Mountain High

After a canoe capsizes, the first sight of the mountainous "snowey barrier" lifts the corps' spirits
May 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

United States Supreme Court

When Franklin Roosevelt Clashed with the Supreme Court – and Lost

Buoyed by his reelection but dismayed by rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, a president overreaches
May 2005 | By William E. Leuchtenburg

A Formidable Anamal

After a winter of waiting, the corps leaves Fort Mandan and heads warily into bear country
April 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

William Clark and the Shaping of the West

April 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

Churchill (on the Thames with Clementine, in 1940) cherished his 57-year marriage: "My most brilliant achievement," he quipped, "was my ability to persuade my wife to marry me."

Contemplating Churchill

On the 40th anniversary of the wartime leader's death, historians are reassessing the complex figure who carried Britain through its darkest hour
March 2005 | By Edward Rothstein

A Fine Boy

With a little help from a rattlesnake's rattle, Sacagawea gives birth to a baby she names Jean Baptiste
February 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

Dangerous Liaisons

Severe cold and fraternizing with the Mandan keep Meriwether Lewis' doctoring in demand
January 2005 | By Smithsonian magazine

After the Bristish occupying army left Boston, Washington issued general orders (above) to his troops to "live in the strictest Peace and Amity with the [city

Washington Takes Charge

Confronting the British in Boston in 1775, Gen. George Washington honed the personal qualities that would carry the day in war and sustain the new nation in peace
January 2005 | By Joseph J. Ellis


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