In 1939 Moritz Schoenberger, a Hungarian Jew living in Vienna, wanted to join his family in America. His ordeal is told at the National Postal Museum
The Festival of American Folklife is a popular model for presenting grass-roots culture to the public
The Soap Box Derby, a peculiarly American institution, thrives on the U.S. teenage passion for anything that has four wheels and goes fast
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25 Years of Looking for the Unexpected
Over the past quarter-century, the magazine has published more than 2,000 major articles
The talent and commitment of our volunteers add immeasurably to the well-being of the Smithsonian
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“Do You Swear That You Will Well and Truly Try…?”
Trial by jury has had some ups and downs, but it beats what led up to it—trial by combat, and ordeal by fire, water or poison
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Howard Hughes’ H-1 Carried Him “All the Way”
A silver speedster from the 1930s evokes the golden age of flight, a pair of world-class speed records and the early triumphs of Howard Hughes’ life
Ruth? He Is Still In The Spotlight, Still Going Strong
A century after his birth, four decades after his death, the amazing Babe maintains a powerful grip on America’s imagination
It’s a New Battle Every Day In The War on Whiskers
Razors have come a long way in 7,000 years, but preparation and a steady hand remain the survival skills each time steel meets skin
At the site of a new Smithsonian museum, a team of archaeologists dug up traces of a 19th-century neighborhood
The electronic transformation that is under way at the Smithsonian will fulfill a central promise of democracy
We were floundering in the War of 1812 when young Captain Perry delivered the winning motto, “Don’t Give Up The Ship”
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