Events
Momentous and notable cultural and historic occasions as well as holidays and celebrationsMore With Richard Misrach
The Photographer explains how a series of beach pictures were inspired by the events of September 11
August 01, 2008 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
A Northern Family Confronts Its Slaveholding Past
Filmmaker Katrina Browne discusses her family’s role in American slavery
June 19, 2008 |
By Katy June-Friesen
Inside Cape Town
Tourists are flocking to the city, but a former resident explains how the legacy of apartheid lingers
April 2008 |
By Joshua Hammer
To Catch a Thief
How a Civil War buff's chance discovery led to a sting, a raid and a victory against traffickers in stolen historical documents
April 2008 |
By Steve Twomey
Monumental Mission
Assigned to find art looted by the Nazis, Western Allied forces faced an incredible challenge
February 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Looting Iraq
No one was prepared for the pillaging of Baghdad's Iraq Museum in 2003, but a fast-thinking Marine officer Col. Matthew Bogdanos, improvised an investigation—and helped recover thousands of stolen antiquities
February 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Making Your Holiday Tree Eco-Friendly
December 12, 2007 |
By Jess Blumberg
For Hire: Holiday Window Designer
Decking the halls with Barney’s creative director Simon Doonan
December 06, 2007 |
By Nicole Wroten
Chia Pet
For 26 years, marketing whiz Joe Pedott's green-pelted figures have been holiday-season hits
December 2007 |
By Owen Edwards
Christmas in Lalibela
50,000 pilgrims descend on Ethiopia's "new" Jerusalem
December 2007 |
By Paul Raffaele
Memory Blocks
Artist Gunter Demnig builds a Holocaust memorial one stone at a time
October 11, 2007 |
By Lois Gilman
Swamp Ghosts
In Papua New Guinea, a journalist investigates the controversy over a World War II bomber
October 2007 |
By John Darnton
Washington & Lafayette
Almost inseparable in wartime, the two generals split over a vital question: Should revolutionary ideals be imposed on others?
September 2007 |
By James R. Gaines
War Correspondence
Letters between George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette
September 01, 2007 |
By Smithsonian magazine
A Horrible Blessing
"How am I going to save my grandbabies?" she asked after the hurricane struck, two years ago this month
August 2007 |
By Maryalice Yakutchik
100 Days That Shook the World
The all-but-forgotten story of the unlikely hero who ensured victory in the American Revolution
July 2007 |
By John Ferling
The Swamp Fox
Elusive and crafty, Francis Marion outwitted British troops during the American Revolution
July 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
Risks and Riddles
The Soviet Union was a puzzle. Al Qaeda is a mystery. Why we need to know the difference
June 2007 |
By Gregory F. Treverton
In the Event of War
How the Smithsonian protected its "strange animals, curious creatures" and more
May 01, 2007 |
By Rebecca Maksel
