Our new and improved photo contest swings into gear
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Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot
The Washington lawyer was an unlikely candidate to write the national anthem; he was against America’s entry into the War of 1812 from the outset
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They fled terror in Laos after secretly aiding American forces in the Vietnam War. Now 200,000 Hmong prosper-and struggle-in the United States
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“Your Show of Shows,” starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, pioneered madcap TV humor in the 1950s
Tolstoy Does “Oprah”
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Becoming a Full-Fledged Condor
The California condor learns from people, other condors and the school of hard knocks
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Wielding cutting-edge science and lots of patience. James Hill Craddock hopes to restore the ravaged American chestnut tree to its former glory
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From the Chesapeake Bay to Panama, scores of Smithsonian divers probe underwater mysteries
Impressionism’s American Childe
A new exhibition of works by Childe Hassam, a pioneering interpreter of the French style, highlights his “incorrigibly joyous” break with the past
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When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish
A grateful Pomo Indian’s gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry
One hundred fifty years after its publication, Henry David Thoreau’s meditation remains the ultimate self-help book
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No Bob Costas? Why the Ancient Olympics Were No Fun to Watch
Spectators braved all manner of discomfort—from oppressive heat to incessant badgering by vendors—to witness ancient Greece’s ultimate pagan festival
Seven hundred years ago, William Tell shot an arrow through an apple on his son’s head and launched the struggle for Swiss independence. Or did he?
Before the American Revolution, no Thoroughbred did more for racing’s growing popularity than a plucky mare named Selima
The new National Museum of the American Indian is a proud expression of Native American beliefs
In an innovative program, prison inmates are raising puppies to be guide dogs for the blind
At first, nobody bought Chester Carlson’s strange idea. But trillions of documents later, his invention is the biggest thing in printing since Gutenburg
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Are you a superstar? Just stick out your tongue and say “yuck”
Weighing threats on land and from the sea
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