U.S. History

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The Impossible Job

As Good as Gold?

Not always. Money in America has gone from crops to bullion to greenbacks to electronic markers — igniting political and economic crises along the way

Babe Ruth

A Fellow Can't Be Too Careful These Days

The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West

Book Reviews: The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West

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The Last Schoolhouse

When a handful of senior citizens revisit the school they attended years ago, they become children again

Capturing America's Fight for Freedom

Smithsonian experts help the makers of Mel Gibson's new movie, The Patriot, create scenes and bring the conflict's many factions into sharper focus

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Our Flag Was Still There

It's the star-spangled banner; the anthem it inspired plays on as a musical salute to the stars and stripes

Eugene Gilbert in Bleriot XI attacked by eagle over Pyrenees in 1911 depicted in this painting

Evidence from the Skies

George Mason

George Mason: Forgotten Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights

This wise Virginian was a friend to four future presidents, yet he refused to sign the Constitution

The Hatfield clan in 1897

A Tale of Fatal Feuds and Futile Forensics

A Smithsonian anthropologist digs for victims of a West Virginia mob murder

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Myles and Me

The author, who according to family legend is a direct descendant of Myles Standish, surveys the checkered career of his pugnacious Pilgrim ancestor

A Noble and Absurd Undertaking

The Federal Writers' Project gave Depression-era writers a second chance...and America its first comprehensive self-portrait

A Smithsonian for this Century

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Day by Day, In Pursuit of Justice

In Washington County, Vermont, prosecutors face mounting caseloads, looming deadlines —and ongoing drama

Secretary Lawrence M. Small

A Renaissance Man

From finance to feathers, Secretary Lawrence M. Small brings diverse talents to the Smithsonian

Toussaint Louverture

A Mystery in Miniature

An enigmatic button once decorated the uniform of Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture

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Increase, Diffusion and...Inspiration

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Washington Slept Here

A look at the first president's "best bed" leads to a recollection of the real man and his exemplary life

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Looking to the Future

Five years of heading the Smithsonian continues a proud legacy, but much remains to be done

Uniform worn by George Washington during the American Revolution.

George Washington Slept Here

A great and good man, but bringing him to life in a debunking age is a hard row to hoe

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