An exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. asks: Did his work exploit or advance the American Indian?
Michael Beschloss re-creates the 1945 Potsdam Conference at which Harry Truman found his presidential voice and determined the shape of postwar Europe
By introducing a note of modesty, Marilyn Monroe’s gloves actually heightened her come-hither allure
Smithsonian Notable Books for Children 2002
Smithsonian Notable Books for Children 2002
As freshly carved toys or treasured heirlooms, well-bred rocking horses ride high in the affections of kids and collectors alike
In a case that could reveal the villain behind the Irish Potato Famine, the gumshoe is a plant scientist
The Mexican artist’s myriad faces, stranger-than-fiction biography and powerful paintings come to vivid life in a new film
Our 2002 profile of architect Maya Lin that marked the 20th year of the Vietnam Memorial
The portrait that took the photographic world by swarm
A fiery installation draws crowds in Providence, Rhode Island, illuminating a “daylighting” trend
The Genius Within; The Backbone of the World
Book Reviews
Thanks to the mega-selling Worst-Case Scenario handbooks, we now know how to cope with charging bulls, plunging elevators and runaway locomotives
Raised from the deep, the Monitor’s turret reveals a bounty of new details about the ship’s violent end
Throughout the decade-long construction of the city’s new metro, archaeologists have found a trove of treasures
Nuts about history and bonkers for baseball
Founding Fathers and Slaveholders
To what degree do the attitudes of Washington and Jefferson toward slavery diminish their achievements?
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