A patriarch of flight, Paul Garber devoted his Smithsonian career to the preservation of historic aircraft
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Bang! Went the Doors of Every Bank in America
Cashless, we carried on with nothing to fear but fear itself; by the time FDR opened them again, something called the New Deal was hard upon us
As financial demands soar, the Institution seeks corporate dollars while safeguarding its integrity
Tucked into an Elgin, Illinois, office building, Ralph Muchow’s Historical Radio Museum houses the world’s foremost antique collection
Let Us Now Praise the Romantic, Artful, Versatile Toothpick
Flirting, scale modeling, putting on the dog through the ages, the device has been used for a lot more than dental hygiene
Three’s a Crowd, They Say, but Not at Coney Island!
The old place has had its downs and ups, from a wild man from Borneo to glittering Luna Park, but it’s still happily roller-coasting along
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Union Colonel Phil Sheridan’s Valiant Horse
A young war-horse helped Phil Sheridan win the day in the Shenandoah Valley and, made famous by a poem, helped Abraham Lincoln win re-election
Over 150 years, the Smithsonian has evolved as a visitor-friendly place that reflects a diverse nation
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A new show at the Renwick Gallery features a rare repository of textile history
The Rise, and Fall, of a Fervid Third Party
In the 1850s, a burgeoning coalition of self- proclaimed nativists, or Know-Nothings, swept into office and called out for radical change
At the Young Collectors Tent, they’re on the lookout for even more antique ice skates, African dresses, chopstick rests, cowboy hats, snow globes…
The Smithsonian is uniquely suited to run long-range research programs that monitor the state of the natural world
Traveling the Long Road to Freedom, One Step at a Time
When historian Anthony Cohen set out to retrace a route along the legendary Underground Railroad, he recovered a piece of the American past
Coins from James Smithson’s bequest created the Institution; on our anniversary, commemorative coins from the U.S. Mint will help it to continue
Every belfry must have its bell, and what better time than the Smithsonian Institution’s 150th birthday to hoist one up to the Castle clock?
From its start, the Smithsonian had international interests, and it is now more than ever a global institution
How a Weed Once Scorned Became the Flower of the Hour
The gaudy sunflower is the ornament of the Nineties, turning up everywhere and on everything, including baseball players’ faces
How an upside-down biplane on a 24-cent stamp, at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, seemed to jinx early attempts at carrying the mail by air
After many an 18-hour day ‘tinkering,’ and more than 500 patents to his name, Jerome Lemelson is America’s most prolific living inventor
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