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What Paul Robeson Said

After the singer and activist spoke at a Soviet-sponsored peace conference, he was reviled in the United States. But was the most widely reported version of his remarks accurate?
September 13, 2011 | By Gilbert King

Events Sept 12-15: The Star-Spangled Banner, The Chawaytiri of Peru, Smith Art Lecture, and Airmen of Note

See American history come alive, listen to lectures by distinguished speakers, and enjoy the sounds of one of the country's top jazz bands
September 12, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Weekend Events Sept 9-11: Remembering 9/11, Oral Traditions, and Jazz Competition

Friday, September 9 Remembering 9/11 View the documentary, 9/11: Stories in Fragments, featuring interviews with victims, witnesses and ordinary people from New York, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The Smithsonian Channel production also focuses on the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of September 11th objects and the stories each artifact reflects, as told by museum curators and [...]
September 08, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Pablo Fanque’s Fair

The showman whom John Lennon immortalized in song was a real performer—a master horseman and Britain's first black circus owner
September 08, 2011 | By Mike Dash

Remembering 9/11 at the American History Museum

Visitors from across the country have made a pilgrimage to the Smithsonian to see an exhibit about the fateful day 10 years ago
September 08, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

The Life and Crimes of “Old Mother” Mandelbaum

She had the eyes of a sparrow, the neck of a bear and enough business acumen to build an empire as the "Queen of Fences."
September 06, 2011 | By Karen Abbott

Wisconsin State Capitol

Q and A with Nick Stanhope, Creator of Historypin

By merging old photographs with new mapping technology, this site fuses new connections between the generations
August 31, 2011 | By Megan Gambino

Events August 29-September 1: Zoo Cuisine, “For All the World To See,” Let’s Eat!, Apache 8

This week, see feeding time for exotic animals, get a guided tour of the Civil Rights movement and more..
August 29, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

“Mrs. Sherlock Holmes” Takes on the NYPD

When an 18-year-old girl went missing, the police seemed content to let the case grow cold. But Grace Humiston, a soft-spoken private investigator, wouldn't let it lie
August 23, 2011 | By Karen Abbott

Events August 22-25: Addy’s World, Draw & Discover, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and More

Take a unique tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a nighttime tour of an exhibition soon to close
August 22, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

One Man Against Tyranny

A lone German carpenter displays astounding determination, skill and ingenuity—and comes within 8 minutes of assassinating Adolf Hitler at the outset of World War II. So why is Georg Elser's name so nearly forgotten?
August 18, 2011 | By Mike Dash

B.F. Skinner’s Pigeon-Guided Rocket

On this date 21 years ago, noted psychologist and inventor B.F. Skinner died; the American History Museum is home to one of his more unusual inventions
August 18, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

How Babe Ruth Changed Baseball

During his storied career, he set dozens of records, altered the fortunes of a number of teams and developed a new style of play that would lead baseball into a golden era
August 16, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

The Body on Somerton Beach

Name: unknown. Cause of death: unknown. Occupation: unknown. Possessions: a scrap of paper with two words in Persian, torn from a rare first edition book. Welcome to the world's most perplexing cold case.
August 12, 2011 | By Mike Dash

One Funny Lady, or, How I Was Killed by Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller's "Gag File"—a file cabinet full of her jokes—goes on display at the National Museum of American History today
August 12, 2011 | By Smithsonian Staff

Ogden Burr and Dayton

Burr, Ogden and Dayton: The Original Jersey Boys

Known as much for their troubles as their successes, these childhood friends left their mark on early American history
August 12, 2011 | By David O. Stewart

If There’s a Man Among Ye: The Tale of Pirate Queens Anne Bonny and Mary Read

Renowned for their ruthlessness, these two female pirates challenged the sailors’ adage that a woman’s presence on shipboard invites bad luck
August 09, 2011 | By Karen Abbott

Where Nixon’s Troubles Began

On this day in 1974, President Nixon resigned from his office. Find out how it all started with a file cabinet
August 08, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Events August 8-11: Student Sit-ins, When Volcanoes Erupt and John Wayne in the Philippines

This week: experience the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins, get a lesson on volcano scholarship and attend an evening "Mingle at the Museum" event on the topic of race
August 08, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

The “Spirit of Tuskegee” Stearman Lands in DC

After a month-long trip from California to Washington, D.C., a biplane once used to train Tuskegee Airmen arrives at the Smithsonian
August 05, 2011 | By Megan Gambino


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