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The Army Veteran Who Became the First to Hike the Entire Appalachian Trail
His journal and hiking boots are in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Two Smithsonian Scientists Retrace the Mysterious Circumstances of an 1866 Death and Change History
Did the 19th-century naturalist Robert Kennicott die of his own hand?
Oxford Is Digitizing UK's World War I Memorabilia
The Lest We Forget Project is asking people to bring in letters, photos and objects from the Great War to be recorded for a free online database
For Father's Day, Take Dad on a Tour of the Smithsonian Museums
Our featured tour: With Dad
Oldest Cancer Case in Central America Discovered
A young teen, who died 700 years ago, likely suffered pain in the right arm as the tumor grew and expanded through the bone
The Restaurant Doodle That Launched a Political Movement
How one economist’s graph on a napkin reshaped the Republican Party and upended tax policy
A Rare Public Display of a 17th-Century Mayan Manuscript
With the book newly digitized, scholars are reinterpreting a story of native resistance from within its pages
A Smithsonian Historian Wanders the “Bardo,” Exploring the Spiritual World of the 19th Century
George Saunders’ new novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo” recalls the melancholy that hung over a nation at war
The Mystery of Roanoke Endures Yet Another Cruel Twist
An artifact found 20 years ago turns out to not be what archaeologists thought
Never Mind Her Stellar Jazz Career, Young Ella Fitzgerald Just Wanted to Dance
The preeminent vocalist didn't actually start out as a singer
How the Liberty Bell Won the Great War
As it entered World War I, the United States was politically torn and financially challenged. An American icon came to the rescue
This Ace Aviatrix Learned to Fly Even Though Orville Wright Refused to Teach Her
With flint and derring-do, the early 20th century pilot Ruth Law ruled American skies
This Virginia Winery Once Housed One of WWII's Most Important Spy Stations
Speakeasies are so 2012—this place has actual secrets
In Its Layers, This Stunning Pink Coralline Algae Holds Secrets of Climates Past
Unseen and unsung for centuries, these underwater species of coralline algae are providing scientists with an unparalleled new archive of information
What Maximum Security Meant for Ancient Tomb Raiders
The Han dynasty tombs were packed with some of the empire's most valuable relics. To guard against theft, colossal stones, each weighing six tons
Five Cool Finds From Google Arts & Culture's Presidents' Day Collection
The platform is sharing more than 2,000 items steeped in political history
Unearthing Armenia’s Giant, Ancient Earthenware
These 240-gallon clay karases, crucial to the early development of winemaking, once held enormous value
The Ballad of the Boombox: What Public Enemy Tells Us About Hip-Hop, Race and Society
Thirty years after Public Enemy's debut album, the group's sonic innovation and powerful activism resonate powerfully today
Mark Twain Museum Battles Mold
A malfunctioning HVAC system led to mold contaminating 5,000 artifacts in a storage room, which will be restored over the next four months
The Invention of Vintage Clothing
It all began with the Davy Crockett coonskin hat craze and a bunch of Bohemians yearning to swathe themselves in decades-old fur
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