History

A CARE Package shipped in 1948

Aid in Small Boxes

In 1996, commemorating 50 years of relief work, CARE gave the Smithsonian its own package

Executive Images

To assemble "The American Presidency" exhibition, experts scour a treasure trove of historic pictures

An Uncommon Treasure-House

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The World According to Wells

Best-known for sci-fi classics like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells became one of the most controversial writers of his day

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Winston Churchill in America

His travels and ties nurtured the special relationship between the United States and Britain

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Run Silent, Run Deep

In the Cold War's undersea cat and mouse game, the prize went to the submarine that could

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Destination: Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Taking a short "Smithsonian Journey" through the museums' amazing collections

Attila the Hunk

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The Hungry Years by T. H. Watkins

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Smithson's Best Bet

Engraving of the Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall

Arctic Arsenic

Charles Francis Hall was murdered during an expedition that might have taken him to the North Pole decades before Peary. Or was he?

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Mr. Jefferson's Writing Box

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The Madness That Swept Miami

Political controversies have rocked Florida lately, but they can't compare with the hysteria unleashed during the land boom of the 1920s

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Funny Money

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The Dogs of War

There's a special quality in some dogs —call it loyalty, heroism or just plain courage— that comes alive under fire

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Inscribing the Word

At a scriptorium in Wales, calligraphers are applying medieval arts to create the 21st-century Saint John's Bible

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People of the Reindeer

Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia have fought cold weather and foreign incursions for centuries, but these people may not weather the storm

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Review of "Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light"

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Race for a Remedy

Retired from the track, thoroughbred First Flight served as a "factory" to produce botulism antitoxin

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The Liveliest Museum

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