History
Near and Far, We're Waving the Banner for Flags
Across time and distance, these colorful emblems fluttering in the breeze are symbols steeped in our history and our cultures
The Grave at Vukovar
A war crimes tribunal sent forensic scientists to investigate mass graves in the former Yugoslavia. What happened there?
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A Nova Crew Strains, and Chants, to Solve the Obelisk Mystery
The public television team put theories to the test to uncover the secrets of how the ancient Egyptians moved and raised the giant blocks
Making History by Rising to New Heights
The people of Valmeyer, Illinois, awash in water three years ago, have built a whole new hometown, this time above the flood line
The Way We Were—and the Way We Went—in 1846
What with the Mexican War, and a million square miles of new real estate, our westward destiny became highly manifest
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An Editor's Note
A book from Smithsonian's editor recounts tales of writers and wars, photographers and Presidents, and the experiences of life in journalism
One Man's Private Cache Pays Off For The Rest of Us
From the muddy yard of a private collector to the dresser drawers of a dealer, Mitchell Wolfson ransacks the world for his finds
The Battle of Lake Erie
We were floundering in the War of 1812 when young Captain Perry delivered the winning motto, "Don't Give Up The Ship"
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