World History

History of Now

How the 1996 Dunblane Massacre Pushed the U.K. to Enact Stricter Gun Laws

Why Did Women Stop Dominating the Beer Industry?

How a Cuban Spy Sabotaged New York's Thriving, Illicit Slave Trade

Did a Viking Woman Named Gudrid Really Travel to North America in 1000 A.D.?

Part of Being a Domestic Goddess in 17th-Century Europe Was Making Medicines

The Uphill Battle to Stop Peru From Building a New Airport Near Machu Picchu

Iraq's Cultural Museum in Mosul Is on the Road to Recovery

Smithsonian Voices

A Quest to Return the Banjo to Its African Roots

Smithsonian Voices

How a Pioneering Ceramicist Is Using Pottery to Reclaim Black History

Cool Finds

Hear the Musical Sounds of an 18,000-Year-Old Giant Conch