To mark the premiere of Amazon's "Paper Girls," we delved into the surprisingly murky history of bicycle-riding newspaper carriers
A new film dramatizes the harrowing attempts to save a group of boys trapped in a cave in Thailand in 2018
The podcast 'Sidedoor' goes behind-the-scenes with the Smithsonian Culture Rescue Initiative and its heroic efforts to safeguard the nation’s heritage
Jewish doctor L.L. Zamenhof created Esperanto as a way for diverse groups to easily communicate
Untold Stories of American History
At the height of the civil rights movement, Howard University's oarsmen held their own against rivals from established, largely white programs
The country's distinct history is revealed in banknotes, coins and other monetary objects, says the Smithsonian’s curator of numismatics
Untold Stories of American History
Union gunfire killed 85-year-old Judith Carter Henry on July 21, 1861—the day of the First Battle of Bull Run
In early modern England, women accused of being "common scolds" were immersed in rivers and lakes while strapped to contraptions known as ducking stools
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, hijackings occurred, on average, once every five days globally
Untold Stories of American History
Explore the lives of little-known changemakers who left their mark on the country
Northern Europe and the British Isles
In the past 20 years, the country has transformed its decrepit coal-transport infrastructure into a thriving recreational wonderland
A new book explores the life of Anna Essinger, who led an entire school's daring escape from Germany in 1933
A traveling exhibition traces how the animation studio mobilized to support the Allied war effort
The mummified creature is helping to heal the rift between the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in people and the miners and scientists who came to their lands
The Bohorodchany Iconostasis has withstood religious persecution, revolutions and world wars. Can it survive Russia’s brutal assault?
Allied victory in the Pacific depended on strategy, bravery and military might. It also depended on a brilliant marine scientist from Massachusetts
The piece of paper went missing for nearly 200 years, leaving some scholars to question whether it even existed
The humble origins and complex future of cowboy competition
Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today
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