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Handcrafted “Tiles for America” Project Remembers 9/ll
An art installation that spontaneously appeared after the terrorist attacks returns to New York City
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Remembering 9/11 at the American History Museum
Visitors from across the country have made a pilgrimage to the Smithsonian to see an exhibit about the fateful day 10 years ago
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Events August 22-25: Addy’s World, Draw & Discover, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and More
Take a tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a tour of an exhibition soon to close
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B.F. Skinner’s Pigeon-Guided Rocket
On this date 21 years ago, noted psychologist and inventor B.F. Skinner died; the American History Museum is home to one of his more unusual inventions
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How Babe Ruth Changed Baseball
During his storied career, he set dozens of records, altered the fortunes of a number of teams and developed a new style of play for baseball
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One Funny Lady, or, How I Was Killed by Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller’s “Gag File”—a file cabinet full of her jokes—goes on display at the National Museum of American History today
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Burr, Ogden and Dayton: The Original Jersey Boys
Known as much for their troubles as their successes, these childhood friends left their mark on early American history
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On this day in 1974, President Nixon resigned from his office. Find out how it all started with a file cabinet
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Events August 8-11: Student Sit-ins, When Volcanoes Erupt and John Wayne in the Philippines
This week: experience the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins, get a lesson on volcano scholarship and attend an evening “Mingle at the Museum”
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Forty-nine years ago today, America’s biggest movie star was found dead at the age of 36. Why did she take her own life?
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Weekend Events August 5-7: Chinese Comedy, Story Time, and the Star-Spangled Banner
A Chinese film screening, fold the Star-Spangled Banner and other upcoming events for the weekend
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The Spirited History of the American Bar
A new book details how the neighborhood pub, tavern, bar or saloon plays a pivotal role in United States history
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Weekend Events July 15-17: The Inca Road, Pheon and More
This weekend take part in a satellite discussion about the Inca Road, Pheon and a look into a new American History exhibition
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“For All the World to See” Taking Another Look at the Civil Rights Movement
“For All The World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights,” encourages visitors to take another look at the civil rights movement
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The week of July 4, join the Smithsonian Institution in offering you a look at the Air and Space Museum, an exploration of piracy, an Ocean Hall scientist
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