American History
How Do You Freshen Up an Alexander Calder? Bolt by Precious Bolt
Alexander Calder's 40-foot black steel sculpture is getting a makeover and then returning to its original location near the American History Museum
Document Deep Dive: The Day the Confederates Attacked Washington
This map painstakingly created by a Union cartographer presents a snapshot of the nation’s capital during the war
Celebrate Nikola Tesla’s Birthday with an Excerpt from a New Biography of the Inventor
Scholar W. Bernard Carlson explores Tesla's experiments with automatons and radio controlled boats in this excerpt from his new book
You’re Not Supposed to Mine the Grand Canyon, So Why Are These Miners Digging Up Uranium?
There are four mines still turning out ore near the Grand Canyon
Today in 1948, the U.S. Air Force Accepted Its First Female Member
The first recruit to the Women in the Air Force (known as WAF) was Esther Blake who enlisted on the first day it was even possible for women to do so
2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000 Was Originally a Female
Who knows, perhaps if HAL had been a lady, we'd all be scared of disembodied female voices and Siri would be a man's voice
This July 4th, Celebrate Two Million Years of Grilling
The advent of open fire cooking began with Homo erectus
Happy 50th Birthday, ZIP Codes
Half a century ago today the U.S. Post Office introduced the ZIP Code
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Celebrating 20 Years of the National Postal Museum
A new gallery opening in September highlights some of the most famous stamps in American history
The Woman Who (Maybe) Struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
Of all the strange baseball exploits of the Depression era, none was more surprising than Jackie Mitchell’s supposed feat
Tesla at the Smithsonian: The Story Behind His Genius
A new biography looks to document how the scientist thought of so many inventions, some of which are housed at the American History Museum
What Do America’s Gay Families Get Now That DOMA Is Dead?
What does the repeal of DOMA mean for American's legally married gay couples?
What Was in the Mysterious Woman Suffrage Party Safe Box?
For as long as anyone can remember, the safe box - marked simply "Woman Suffrage Party" has sat in the council's New York City office
To Understand How the Supreme Court Changed Voting Rights Today, Just Look at This Map
Today the Supreme Court of the United States decided 5 to 4 that one major section of the Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional
Events June 25-27: Electrical Inventions, Revolutionary Knowledge and Butterfly Gardens
This weekend, take a glimpse into Nikola Tesla's life, sharpen your knowledge on revolutionary figures and tour the Butterfly Garden
4 Tips for Inventing the Next Great Skateboarding Trick, Courtesy of Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen
The skateboarding legends will be at the American History Museum this weekend to talk about innovation in their sport
Events June 21-23: Meet Choctaw Princesses, Skate Like the Pros and Unplug with Vandaveer
Experience the culture of the Choctaw people, learn about innovations in skateboarding and get in touch with your folksier side with Vandaveer
There Never Was Such a Thing as a Red Phone in the White House
Fifty years ago, still spooked by the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. and Soviet Union built a hotline. But it wasn’t a phone
Where Did the Phrase “Hubba Hubba” Come From?
Where did this odd little set of sounds come from, and how did it become associated with pretty ladies?
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