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Historic Eras

Historic eras—including prehistory, ancient and modern history—represent time viewed through the lens of human events
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July 4: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Before going to the fireworks, broaden your horizons with Tango de Medellín or learn about how Peace Corps members deal with what it means to be “the American” during their time abroad
July 04, 2011 | By Julie Mianecki

July 3: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

On Day 4 of the Folklife Festival, catch a performance of Aires del Campo, see dancers from Botswana and the Philippines and head over to the R&B area to enjoy performances by Swamp Dogg, Nat Dove, Sonny Til’s Orioles and more
July 03, 2011 | By Julie Mianecki

July 2: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

On Day 3 of the Folklife Festival, taste traditional Moroccan food, try your hand at the marimba and get schooled on Afro-Colombian hairstyles
July 02, 2011 | By Julie Mianecki

July 1: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

On day 2 of the Folklife Festival, enjoy music from South America, doo-wop and Martha Reeves, as well as cooking lessons from the Peace Corps
July 01, 2011 | By Julie Mianecki

June 30: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Today at the Folklife Festival: Colombia, The Peace Corps, and Rhythm and Blues
June 30, 2011 | By Julie Mianecki

La Danta

El Mirador, the Lost City of the Maya

Now overgrown by jungle, the ancient site was once the thriving capital of the Maya civilization
May 2011 | By Chip Brown

Memes

What Defines a Meme?

Our world is a place where information can behave like human genes and ideas can replicate, mutate and evolve
May 2011 | By James Gleick

Chuck Norris Facts

Ten Unforgettable Web Memes

Cats and failures highlight this list of the memes that have gone mainstream. Which ones did we miss?
April 18, 2011 | By Megan Gambino, Ryan R. Reed, Jesse Rhodes and Brian Wolly

Einstein using an iPad

Turn on, Log in, Wise up

If the internet is dumbing us down, how come I've never felt smarter?
April 2011 | By Donald Morrison

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps

On October 14, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech to students at the University of Michigan in which he challenged them—future doctors, technicians and engineers–to further the cause of peace by living and working, for a time, in developing nations as a service to their country.Five months...
March 01, 2011 | By Arcynta Ali Childs

John Ross and Major Ridge

The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson

John Ross and Major Ridge tried diplomatic and legal strategies to maintain autonomy, but the new president had other plans
March 2011 | By Brian Hicks

King Ludd

What the Luddites Really Fought Against

The label now has many meanings, but when the group protested 200 years ago, technology wasn't really the enemy
March 2011 | By Richard Conniff

Dubai ski slopes

Seeing Dubai Through a Cell Phone Camera

At a shopping mall in Dubai, Joel Sternfeld documents the peak of consumer culture with his iPhone
February 2011 | By David Zax

Arcimboldo Vertumnus

Arcimboldo's Feast for the Eyes

Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted witty, even surreal portraits composed of fruits, vegetables, fish and trees
January 2011 | By Abigail Tucker

There Was an App for That

Software applications changed the course of history
January 2011 | By Bruce McCall

Cleopatra

Rehabilitating Cleopatra

Egypt's ruler was more than the sum of the seductions that loom so large in history—and in Hollywood
December 2010 | By Stacy Schiff

B Virdot letters

A Yuletide Gift of Kindness

Seventy-five years later, Ted Gup learns the astonishing secret about his grandfather's generosity during the Great Depression
December 2010 | By Ted Gup

Little Bighorn flats

How the Battle of Little Bighorn Was Won

Accounts of the 1876 battle have focused on Custer's ill-fated cavalry. But a new book offers a take from the Indian's point of view
November 2010 | By Thomas Powers

Mass grave

A Viking Mystery

Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history
October 2010 | By David Keys

Smithsonian Last Page

My Big Hang-Up in a Connected World

One man's rage against the communication revolution and the dying of civility
October 2010 | By Ted Gup


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