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Readers Respond to the March Issue

Your feedback on World War II propaganda radio, the evolution of the Sahara and the resurgence of guardian dogs

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Why Do So Few Mammals Go Through Menopause? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the January/February 2026 Issue

Your feedback on preparations for the Artemis 2 mission and unearthing the site of an early George Washington battle

Spices helps flavor evolve.

When Did Cooks Start Using Spices? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the December 2025 Issue

Your feedback on the Best Friends Animal Society and an archaeological site along the Silk Road

Did Benjamin Franklin really fly a kite in a thunderstorm?

What’s the Real Story With Ben Franklin and the Kite? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the November 2025 Issue

Your feedback on the burning of Norfolk and Paris cemeteries, plus more reaction on the September/October story about Valley Forge

Why is the Midwest covered with prairies instead of forests? 

Why Aren’t There Forests in the Midwest? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the September/October 2025 Issue

Your feedback on cranberry bogs, the true history of Valley Forge and Cormac McCarthy’s secret library

What made the U.S. Post Office Department decide to start its airmail service so early, before air travel was even common?

Why Did the U.S. Post Office Start Airmail So Early? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the July/August 2025 Issue

Your feedback on Cajun cooking, Hemingway’s Pamplona and good ol’ Charlie Brown

Where did the Big Bang take place? Is it now at the center of the universe? 

Where Did the Big Bang Happen? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the June 2025 Issue

Your feedback on pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman, the joy of cave exploring and the bittersweet history of vanilla

I have an ancestor who was in Massachusetts in 1640. What is the best way to research ships that arrived before that time? 

How Do I Research Ancestors Who Sailed to America in the 1600s? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the April/May 2025 Issue

Your feedback on Rome’s underground secrets, the Buddha’s birthplace and the wonder of native bees

Whatever happend to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's tradition of fireside chats?

What Happened to FDR’s Fireside Chats? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Readers Respond to the March 2025 Issue

Your feedback on a pioneering surgeon, a diligent historian and a sacred Southwestern site

How do space programs get their names?

How Do Space Programs Get Their Names? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze, 1851

America’s 250th Anniversary

To mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding on July 4, 1776, Smithsonian magazine is highlighting the people, places and events that shaped the United States’ fight for independence from Great Britain

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Readers Respond to the January/February 2025 Issue

Your feedback on Faneuil Hall, canoe discoveries and teeny-tiny marmosets

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