Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

The Magnavox Odyssey system arrayed in front of its cover box. The box is decorated with the system's name and small images of various games and children using the Odyssey's controller

How the Magnavox Odyssey Predicted the Future of Video Games

The first home video game system had a lot of the right ideas, just not at the right time

Three cards where visitors left handwritten messages invoking girl power. One card reads: “you think we're not good enough but we're just to [sic] good for you, girl power.”

What Does 'Girl Power' Really Mean?

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Meet the Titans of Jazz

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Ella at the Gala

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Jack Johnson, the First Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion

Caramelo Deportivo album cover

The Card Collection That Blurred Baseball's Color Line

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The 'Green Book' Became an Atlas of Self-Reliance for Black Motorists

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Conserving Pieces of the History of Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Ten Objects That Will Help You Understand Latinx History

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Baseball Uniforms Honor Latino Heritage on the Field

R2-D2 droid costume featured in the movie

Why Isn't My Favorite Artifact on Display?

The first stanza of the national anthem is projected prominently on the wall above the Star-Spangled Banner in the museum. (NMAH)

Why is There a Question Mark at the End of the National Anthem?

The Story Behind the Iconic Photo of Gay Dads Kissing

Norman Granz and Ella Fitzgerald at a microphone, 1950. (Ella Fitzerald Papers, NMAH Archives Center)

How Norman Granz Revolutionized Jazz for Social Justice

This 1989 custom-made guitar was designed by Prince and constructed by a small company, Knut-Koupee Enterprises, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (NMAH)

Five of the Most Intriguing Electric Guitars at the National Museum of American History

Photograph for a Coca-Cola ad featuring Selena, 1994. Photo by Al Rendon. (NMAH)

How Do We Remember Selena?

Rendon working on a photoshoot with Selena, 1994. Photo courtesy of Rick Tolar. (NMAH)

How an Advertising Photographer Created Some of the Most Iconic Images of Selena

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