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Tribal Talk

Immersion schools try to revive and preserve Native American languages

The fabled road (a c. 1955 postcard) stretched 2,448 miles.

Antique Road Show

Before the Interstates passed the highway by, America got its kicks on Route 66

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James Smithson’s Legacy

The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America’s Greatest Museum

An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa

August Anniversaries

Momentous or merely memorable

Six accounts by Corps members (a woodcut, from Gass' journal, 1810 edition) have provided grist for generations of historians.

Why Lewis and Clark Matter

Amid all the hoopla, it’s easy to lose sight of the expedition’s true significance

[ 1942 Harley-Davidson ] National Museum of American History

Wild Thing

For 100 years, Harleys have fueled our road-warrior fantasies

In the summer of 1776, Franklin (left, seated with Adams in a c. 1921 painting) advised Jefferson on the drafting of the nation's founding document.

Benjamin Franklin Joins the Revolution

Returning to Philadelphia from England in 1775, the “wisest American” kept his political leanings to himself. But not for long

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Heroes of the Underground Railroad

A groundbreaking chronicle sheds new light on one of the most dramatic chapters in American history

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Matters of Time

Everything old is news again

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Ruling the Roost

Before the advent of factory farms and supermarkets, the self-made kings of New York City’s butter and egg trade lived extra large

In 1874, an earlier traveler, photographer William Henry Jackson, captured an image of an Anasazi cliff dwelling.

Riddles of the Anasazi

What awful event forced the Anasazi to flee their homeland, never to return?

Lee's father, Maj. Gen. "Light-Horse Harry" Lee fought in the Revolutionary War.

The Civil War

Making Sense of Robert E. Lee

“It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.”— Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg

Keeping our valuable collections (Chinese ivory) from risk.

Curiosities and Wonders

Where do you put all those treasures?

NaNa dune, named after the Beach Lady

Beach Lady

MaVynee Betsch wants to memorialize a haven for African-Americans in the time of Jim Crow

Capitol Discovery

Senate staffers come across a historic treasure in a dusty storage room

Helen Thomas' press passes

On the Legacy of Helen Thomas

The White House correspondent’s career as a journalist spanned ten presidencies and was marked by an unwavering dedication to the truth

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Torn Asunder

Enslaved Africans endured the largest forced migration in history

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Winter of Discontent

Even as he endured the hardships of Valley Forge, George Washington faced another challenge: critics who questioned his fitness to lead

Vancouver firemen turning out for a fire alarm

April Anniversaries

Momentous or merely memorable

Sculptor Alexander Calder's hand-drawn map to his home looks like one of his mobiles.

Particulars of Context

There’s art in the history at the Archives of American Art

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