The Indians who first feasted with the English colonists were far more sophisticated than you were taught in school. But that wasn’t enough to save them
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The Day Two Astronauts Said They Saw a U.F.O. Wearing a Red Suit
When orbiting pranksters Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford launched into “Jingle Bells,” Mission Control almost lost control
Helen Gurley Brown, the World Trade Center and Nobel Prizes…
A look back at the world in Smithsonian Magazine’s first year
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Lewis and Clark: The Journey Ends
The triumphant return of the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Shaped by persecution, tribal strife and an unforgiving landscape, Iraq’s Kurds have put their dream of independence on hold-for now
The Grand Union Flag, Free At Last, and Lighting Up Broadway…
December anniversaries momentous or merely memorable
The secret diary of William Clark
December anniversariesmomentous or merely memorable
Despite federal opposition to embryonic stem cell research, academic freedom and profits in California is luring scientists to the field
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In Darwin’s Galápagos Islands, evolution is on display
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A very large mammal will help tell an even weightier tale—about the ocean in this crowded, challenging century
Readers respond to the October issue
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The Evolution of Charles Darwin
A creationist when he visited the Galápagos Islands, Darwin grasped the significance of the unique wildlife he found there only after he returned to London
Novel camera traps have documented the elusive cat in Arizona, suggesting it may not be gone from the United States after all
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35 Who Made a Difference: Wynton Marsalis
In Katrina’s aftermath, the trumpeter has rallied support for his native New Orleans
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Weegee’s wartime snapshot was widely seen as social criticism, but it was, in fact, a farce
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35 Who Made a Difference: Steven Spielberg
A renowned director contemplates the lessons of history
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35 Who Made a Difference: Maya Lin
The architect melds surface simplicity and underlying intellectual complexity into works of enduring power
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35 Who Made a Difference: Frank Gehry
The architect’s daring, outside-the-box buildings have revitalized urban spaces
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35 Who Made a Difference: David Attenborough
The natural history filmmaker has brought serious science to a global audience
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