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Franklin’s 300th birthday this month reminds us of common ideals and artifacts that reflect themfrom a simple suit to an iconic lunch counter
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Once upon a time, Miss America reigned supreme
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As his army faltered and his cabinet bickered, Lincoln determined that “we must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued.” In 1862, he got his chance
December anniversariesmomentous or merely memorable
The secret diary of William Clark
The Grand Union Flag, Free At Last, and Lighting Up Broadway…
December anniversaries momentous or merely memorable
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Shaped by persecution, tribal strife and an unforgiving landscape, Iraq’s Kurds have put their dream of independence on hold-for now
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Lewis and Clark: The Journey Ends
The triumphant return of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Helen Gurley Brown, the World Trade Center and Nobel Prizes…
A look back at the world in Smithsonian Magazine’s first year
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The Day Two Astronauts Said They Saw a U.F.O. Wearing a Red Suit
When orbiting pranksters Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford launched into “Jingle Bells,” Mission Control almost lost control
The Indians who first feasted with the English colonists were far more sophisticated than you were taught in school. But that wasn’t enough to save them
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35 Who Made a Difference: Mark Lehner
He took the blue-collar approach to the great monuments of Egypt
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35 Who Made a Difference: Robert Moses
A former civil rights activist revolutionizes the teaching of mathematics
Momentous or merely memorable
From the beginning, Smithsonian has looked beyond the Institution
Noxious Bogs & Amorous Elephants
Smithsonian’s birth, 35 years ago, only hinted at the splendors to follow
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a writer looks back at the repercussions of another great disaster, the Mississippi flood of 1927
We mark Smithsonian’s 35th anniversary by revisiting scientists, artists and scholars who’ve enriched the magazine and our lives
October anniversaries momentous or merely memorable
Guided by the Nez Percé, the men and women of the corps reach the Columbia amid threats for their lives
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