/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/ca/70/ca70b387-8ff2-4652-af80-47831212e267/stonewall_inn_new_york_002.jpg)
President Obama Just Created the First National Monument to Gay Rights
The Stonewall National Monument tells the story of LGBTQ struggles in the United States
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/e3/f0/e3f0bf51-87ec-4bfb-a09b-05fe79789f02/dance_at_molenbeek.jpg)
A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today
Modern experts still don’t agree on what caused plagues of compulsive dancing in the streets
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/5f/58/5f58be1e-80b3-43bc-a118-8faf6436db68/united_kingdom_pol87.jpg)
What’s the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.?
Listen up, would-be Anglophiles: Here’s how never to mess up your realms, kingdoms and empires again
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/ce/dc/cedca496-6b58-4e43-b195-eddf3c66b118/canal_workers_2.jpg)
Commemorate the Panama Canal’s Expansion With These Photos From Its Construction
The Panama Canal is opening a third lane to accommodate new mega cargo ships, a feat almost—but not quite—as impressive as building the original
![By Augustus Koch (1840–?) - Amon Carter Museum Texas Bird's-Eye Views [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9140425](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tzhhHpB8WwZz6frgV13mheLl0AE=/450x300/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/32/93/329310ea-442c-4df9-b655-b6ceef53ad6d/1174px-san_antonio_texas_in_1886.jpg)
Solving a Neighborhood Mystery Reveals Forgotten African-American History
An abandoned lot in San Antonio turned out to be an important part of the city’s story
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/c1/86/c18647cb-492c-4087-8b29-849814421cb2/screen_shot_2016-06-23_at_102328_am.png)
A Brief History of Congressional Carpets
There’s more to the House floor than meets the eye
:focal(196x247:197x248)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/68/68/6868cfd5-53b9-4bb8-a2b2-be8d44409c85/fbi_poster_of_missing_civil_rights_workers.jpg)
After 52 Years, the “Mississippi Burning” Case Closes
The Department of Justice and State of Mississippi close the investigation of three civil rights workers killed by KKK members in 1964
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/36/f5/36f5e902-1da3-41de-99c0-bb238f216e45/iwo1.jpg)
The Marines Have Confirmed That One of the Men in the Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Has Been Misidentified for 71 Years
Pvt. 1st Class Harold Schultz never publicly spoke about his role during his life
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/a8/90/a8902a56-b158-4e19-9303-8a12b5baea6b/refugee_camp.jpg)
UN Report Shows Refugee Numbers Have Hit a Historic High
More than 65 million people are now displaced from their homes due to extended wars and a lack of new solutions
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/87/e4/87e49878-91d4-43f5-b345-c04d20a4ca64/eu_flag.jpg)
What Brexit Would Mean for U.K.’s Arts, Sciences and Other Sectors
Exiting the European Union could have far ranging consequences for industries throughout the United Kingdom
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/cf/ce/cfce6a94-dcae-452b-b24c-ee39c854c8b1/society_library_53_e79_jeh.jpg)
This Library Has Books Checked Out by Hamilton and Burr
The New York Society Library was wide enough for both men
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/08/99/089955e4-26c1-46d3-8efc-3c20e50aba0d/2729612226_93ce32c599_o.jpg)
The Contentious History of the Cherry Tomato
The salad topper has a long and fraught history
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/85/98/85989971-f52c-403c-acc4-16c298181b38/istock_36858870_large.jpg)
As U.S.-Cuba Relations Warm, This Long-Dead Author Benefits
A new conservation facility is on its way to Hemingway’s home near Havana
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/90/3d/903d5860-24cc-4bef-8588-4a63889976e5/slack-imgs-2.jpg)
Former SS Guard Convicted on 170,000 Counts of Accessory to Murder
Reinhold Hanning a 94-year-old retired dairy farmer served as a guard at Auschwitz during World War II
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/9c/96/9c96970e-13c1-4d5a-b1d0-29f4c2e52331/27644670106_3e6fae27a8_k.jpg)
LGBT People Are the Targets of More Hate Crimes Than Any Other Minority
Hate crimes against LGBT people are far from rare
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/22/1f/221f63c3-1107-465a-b8ef-56be0a226855/ship-shed_drawing.jpg)
Archaeologists Uncover Massive Naval Bases of the Ancient Athenians
Researchers have excavated ship sheds in the city of Piraeus that held triremes from the pivotal Battle of Salamis
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/c0/00/c000c724-5fa9-4baa-b55f-635f7c5b5f57/un020011_med-res.jpg)
Report: Nine Out of Ten Refugee Children Travel Alone
Tens of thousands of kids are on the move—and face scary challenges as they migrate
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/18/92/18926854-d542-4f04-9c0e-5f9b6faedce2/600x525_tolkien_annotatedmiddleearth.png)
One Day Only: A Chance to View One Map to Rule Them All
A rare Tolkien-annotated map goes on display June 23
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/49/ae/49ae50ae-c891-4d9d-9a06-c961456d19ed/nixon.gif)
The Complicated History Between the Press and the Presidency
Banning a newspaper like the ‘Post’ is a move that wouldn’t fly even in the Nixon White House
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/81/69/8169a804-7de4-4b43-8613-d9bbdc495310/16059662735_4efbbe4bc7_k.jpg)
Net Neutrality Was Just Upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals
It’s a victory for open internet activists—but will it stick?
Page 270 of 326