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
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
35 Who Made a Difference: Mark Lehner
He took the blue-collar approach to the great monuments of Egypt
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
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
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
Underwater archaeologists ready a crashed B-29 for visits by scuba-wearing tourists at the bottom of Lake Mead
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
Thanks to renovations of its classical venues, the Eternal City has never looked better
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
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