Before Email, There Was V-mail
A history of the method used to transmit letters during World War II
‘Women of Our Time’ at the Portrait Gallery
A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery showcases the beauty of women in the twentieth century
Newcomers
Two new key additions to our staff
A LEAGUE APART
It’s all about baseball on Sunday, June 1 from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K Street, NW, at Mount Vernon Square
Why the Smithsonian Has a Fake Crystal Skull
The Natural History Museum’s quartz cranium highlights the epic silliness of the new Indiana Jones movie
Spirals of History
Hand-carved elephant tusks tell the story of life in the Congolese colonies of the late 1800s
Breuer Chair, 1926
Marcel Breuer’s Bauhaus minimalism redefined a household basic
Chia Pet
For 26 years, marketing whiz Joe Pedott’s green-pelted figures have been holiday-season hits
How Pan Am’s Founder Juan Trippe Turned Americans Into Frequent Fliers
This antique globe was once owned by the fabled airline executive, who ushered in modern air travel
Comic Phyllis Diller’s Cabinet Keeps the Jokes Coming
The stand up comic’s archive holds a lifetime of proven punch lines
Was a Native American Actress the Inspiration for the Enigmatic Sled in ‘Citizen Kane’?
A sled in the Smithsonian collections just might provide a clue to Hollywood’s most celebrated symbol
Abraham Lincoln Is the Only President Ever to Have a Patent
In 1849, a future president patented an amazing addition to transportation technology
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