Borne out of having too little time, the holiday greeting has boomed into a major industry
A new effort to study the history of philanthropy is announced and a number of significant charitable contributions are recognized
In 1965, CBS gambled big on an animated spectacular that’s now become a holiday tradition
After dispelling myths about vandals and thieves, rangers are working to make this national park more open and engaging
Evidence from glacial deposits adds a new twist to the tale of the mysterious lost settlements
Dating back more than 150 years, the practice of writing to St. Nick tells a broader history of America itself
The obvious lesson: never throw anything away
Shot in 1948, this incredible footage shows paratroop dogs landing in the Arctic to learn how to rescue plane crash victims
The turkeys common on U.S. tables descended from a Mexican species and were originally bred for Maya rituals
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
On the Adriatic island of Korčula, where Venice once ruled, ancient habits and attitudes persist—including a tendency toward blissful indolence
There has always been some truth to the apocryphal Emerson quote
The Rosa Parks collection adds depth to the story of the civil rights heroine
Ron Howard's new film "In the Heart of the Sea" captures the greed and blood lust of the Massachusetts island
In a long tradition of “persecuting the refugee,” the State Department and FDR claimed that Jewish immigrants could threaten national security
In 19th-century Illinois, tensions between settlers and local Native American tribes led to a series of escalating confrontations
How Great Britain and France secretly negotiated the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Broadcast for the first time in the U.S., these exclusive clips from a Smithsonian Channel program feature recently unearthed archival footage
A Yale paleontologist is blending fossil studies and bird genes to trace the ways dinosaurs transformed into today's feathered flocks
Fossils from Germany could help researchers better understand modern bee eating habits and better protect the beloved pollinators
Composer, lyricist and performer, Miranda wows audiences and upends U.S. history with his dazzlingly fresh hip-hop musical
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