One Under the Sun
With a newly refurbished logo, the Smithsonian reaffirms its unity of purpose
Sharing the Gift of Music
An endowment accompanying rare instruments lets them be heard in performances and on recordings
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Jacques-Louis David
Painting martyrs and producing state funerals and pageants, the artist fueled France’s bloody revolutionary fervor
Oh, My Aching Back
At the University of Vermont, scientists work to pinpoint the source of your pain
The Incredible Sponge
It may seem primitive, but it can do some things you wouldn’t want to try at home
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A Wizard’s Scribe
Before the phonograph and lightbulb, the electric pen helped spell the future for Thomas Edison
Little Engines That Still Can!
Across America, short-line freight trains are pulling their weight
Pierre Bonnard
The masterful modernist manipulated light, form and focus to create color-strewn scenes of everyday life
The Man Who Dreamed Up Madeline
A dashing nonconformist himself, Ludwig Bemelmans conferred a winning waywardness on his headstrong heroine
In Vermont, a Valiant Stand for Freedom
At Mount Independence, heroic Americans held off the British in a confrontation that changed the course of the Revolutionary War
Tangier
Tales of pirates, diplomacy and espionage frame America’s liaison with the exotic city
Long May It Wave
The Smithsonian embarks on an ambitious project to preserve the Star-Spangled Banner
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A Metal Far From Base
A tiny flake started the rush to California, but where gold is concerned, that isn’t the half of it
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