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Grab a Drink With Hollywood’s Stars
To photographer Slim Aarons, the biggest stars were auld acquaintances
Smithsonian gets a new publisher
In a web-based monarchy, there are no bans on fox-hunting
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As his army faltered and his cabinet bickered, Lincoln determined that “we must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued.” In 1862, he got his chance
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Once upon a time, Miss America reigned supreme
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Franklin’s 300th birthday this month reminds us of common ideals and artifacts that reflect themfrom a simple suit to an iconic lunch counter
Readers respond to the November issue
Momentous or merely memorable
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For years, Robert Webster has been warning of a global influenza outbreak. Now governments worldwide are finally listening to him
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An idealistic married couple defy poachers and police in strife-torn Zimbabwe to protect a threatened herd of placid pachyderms
As oil profits fund a socialist revolution, President Hugo Chávez picks a fight with his country’s biggest customer the United States
In a quest for the ultimate challenge, marathoners go the distance in Antarctica
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The view from above can yield insights on the ground
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West African Gold: Out of the Ordinary
The inventive goldwork and royal regalia of Ghana’s Akan people on display in a new exhibition are drawn, strikingly, from daily life
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A well-planned single image yells the story of 20th-century transportation
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Over the past half-century the small town of Columbus, Indiana, has turned itself into a showplace of modern architecture
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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