Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
See 14 Photos of the Beauty of Cuba Through Its Striking Shoreline and Buzzing Streets
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest capture quintessentially Cuban scenes
Desi Arnaz Is Getting a Much-Deserved Historical Marker in Miami Beach
The Cuban-American actor and producer has stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, but this new honor pays tribute to his start as a musician in South Florida
Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
Get Your Motor Running With These Cool Cars
See 15 awesome automobiles from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
An In-Depth Look at Latino History Among the Stars and Skies
This summer, a podcast series from the National Air and Space Museum discusses Operation Pedro Pan, Latino Futurism and “Star Wars”
The Overlooked Histories Behind America’s Rise as a World Power
The National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition addresses the War of 1898, a pivotal but often forgotten period in history
How Josephine Herbst, ‘Leading Lady’ of the Left, Chronicled the Rise of Fascism
During the interwar years, the American journalist reported on political unrest in Cuba, Germany and Spain
Celia Cruz, the ‘Queen of Salsa,’ Will Appear on U.S. Quarter
She is one of five honorees selected by the American Women Quarters Program
What a Spanish Shipwreck Reveals About the Final Years of the Slave Trade
Forty-one of the 561 enslaved Africans on board the “Guerrero” died when the illegal slave ship sank off the Florida Keys in 1827
Hurricane Ian Slams Cuba, Heads for Florida’s West Coast
The storm approached Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, with top winds reaching 155 miles per hour
A Brief History of Airplane Hijackings, From the Cold War to D.B. Cooper
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, hijackings occurred, on average, once every five days globally
What Made Mariano Rodríguez’ Art Uniquely Cuban
A mid-century modernist and native son elevated ordinary Cuban life
A Makeshift Raft Speaks to the Risks Cubans Took to Escape Their Homeland
In the mid-1990s, tens of thousands left in boats or handcrafted floats facing treacherous waters in search of a better life
‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’ Conjures Images of Peace Everywhere—and Nuclear Annihilation
Composed at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the classic Christmas song contains another message—one of unity
The Florida Resort That Played an Unlikely Role in the Bay of Pigs Fiasco
Sixty years ago, the CIA-backed invasion of Cuba failed disastrously. It all began, here, on Useppa Island
How Alice Neel’s Revolutionary Portraits Put People First
A new show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art features 100 of the American artist’s paintings, drawings and watercolors
The Once-Classified Tale of Juanita Moody: The Woman Who Helped Avert a Nuclear War
America’s bold response to the Soviet Union depended on an unknown spy agency operative whose story can at last be told
From the ‘Sidedoor’ Podcast: How a Woman-Led Record Label Spread Songs of Protest and Revolution
This episode from the sixth season of the Smithsonian’s “Sidedoor” podcast delves into the history of Barbara Dane’s revolutionary Paredon Records
You Could Own a Lipstick Gun, a Poison-Tipped Umbrella and Other KGB Spy Tools
Next February, Julien’s Auctions will sell some 3,000 items from the shuttered KGB Espionage Museum’s collection
Fidel Castro Stayed in Harlem 60 Years Ago to Highlight Racial Injustice in the U.S.
The Cuban revolutionary shined a light on the stark economic disparities in America, much to the chagrin of the U.S. government
Follow Ernest Hemingway’s Footsteps Through Havana
Sixty-five years after nabbing a Nobel, many of Papa Hemingway’s favorite haunts are still open to the public
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