An exhibition of portraits from Latin America highlights the region’s many contributions to U.S. cultural life
Almost from birth, Andrew Jackson was in training to become democracy’s champion
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Underwater archaeologists ready a crashed B-29 for visits by scuba-wearing tourists at the bottom of Lake Mead
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When Union Leader Cesar Chavez Organized the Nation’s Farmworkers, He Changed History
Cesar Chavez’ black nylon satin jacket with the eagle emblem of the United Farm Workers is held in the Smithsonian collections
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Thanks to renovations of its classical venues, the Eternal City has never looked better
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The Ambush That Changed History
An amateur archaeologist discovers the field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire
Early lessons last a lifetime
The reporter was given a choice: Identify his confidential sources or go to jail. He chose jail
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A buried Civil War battery in a Kentucky suburb tells of valiant men standing at the ready… and waiting… and waiting….
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A boyhood collection of stamps opens a new page on the teenage Beatle-to-be
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At last, all parties were ready to make peace in the Middle East. Whoops … Not So Fast
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Despite denials by government officials, slavery remains a way of life in the African nation of Niger
When snow blankets the mountains, the expedition is once again imperiled
As the corps finally makes contact with the Shoshone Indians, interpreter Sacagawea reunites with her family
From the beginning, the cost of increasing and diffusing knowledge exceeded even Smithson’s generosity
Remembering the sound and fury—and the joy—of the end of World War II
We asked readers to tell us where they were and how they reacted to the news that World War II had ended. And what a response we got!
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He was a pirate, a hothead and a lout, but castaway Alexander Selkirkthe author’s ancestor inspired one of the greatest yarns in literature
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Preservation or Development at Morris Island?
On this site where the nation’s legendary African-American fighting force proved its valor in the Civil War, a housing development ignited a debate
Needing horses and a route across the Rockies, the corps must find Sacagawea’s people or risk the fate of the expedition
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