https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/monument/RSS feed for MonumentenTue, 25 Aug 2026 17:57:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-statue-honors-moby-dick-author-herman-melville-in-the-massachusetts-city-where-his-whaling-adventures-began-180989388/The 7.5-foot-tall bronze artwork stands in the heart of historic New Bedford, the 19th-century whaling port that inspired the author's famous 1851 novelTue, 25 Aug 2026 17:57:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-statue-honors-moby-dick-author-herman-melville-in-the-massachusetts-city-where-his-whaling-adventures-began-180989388/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-american-airplane-crashed-into-school-1944-english-village-lost-almost-all-of-its-youngest-children-why-has-wwii-worst-civilian-aviation-accident-been-forgotten-180989341/On August 23, 1944, a test flight over the village of Freckleton, located in northwest England, ended in disaster, claiming the lives of 61 people, including 38 students between the ages of 4 and 6Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-american-airplane-crashed-into-school-1944-english-village-lost-almost-all-of-its-youngest-children-why-has-wwii-worst-civilian-aviation-accident-been-forgotten-180989341/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/want-to-spend-some-alone-time-with-stonehenge-this-august-lucky-visitors-get-the-chance-to-enter-the-stone-circle-before-the-site-opens-to-tourists-180989229/Almost every day next month, management of the prehistoric landmark in England will draw a winning ticket and offer a unique experience to a visitor before the daily bustle beginsThu, 30 Jul 2026 18:02:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/want-to-spend-some-alone-time-with-stonehenge-this-august-lucky-visitors-get-the-chance-to-enter-the-stone-circle-before-the-site-opens-to-tourists-180989229/