Articles by Brian Wolly from Smithsonian Magazine

See Where Santa’s Turning Up All Over the World

A new interactive map shows you how the holidays are celebrated in photos and videos

December 21, 2012

The 2012 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards Liveblog

Follow along as we award the best innovators of the year

November 28, 2012

“Sweaty troops on the beach prepare to move out.”

Never-Before-Seen Photos Taken 50 Years Ago During Preparations for Cuba Invasion

During the dark days of October 1962, Marines trained on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques to train for an amphibious assault on Cuba

October 17, 2012

Curators Larry Bird and Harry Rubenstein on the convention floor in Charlotte.

Follow the American History Curators at the Democratic National Convention

We catch up once again with the curatorial dynamic duo of Larry Bird and Harry Rubenstein

September 6, 2012

Neil Armstrong, the First Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82

We remember the American icon

August 25, 2012

Hirshhorn Museum Temporarily Closed Today, August 20

The Hirshhorn Museum was evacuated and closed to the public today. According to museum officials, a security officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Law enforcement is on the scene and is investigating the incident.

August 20, 2012

A lithograph of the Battle of New Orleans, circa 1890

The 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the War of 1812

Why did the country really go to war against the British? Which American icon came out of the forgotten war?

May 21, 2012

History Writers to Watch in 2012

A rundown of historians, authors and bloggers to follow in the coming year

January 19, 2012

Technicans work on the Mars Science Laboratory, aka Curiosity

Curious About Curiosity? What to Read on the Mars Science Laboratory

The traveling science laboratory launched successfully on Saturday and is scheduled to touch down on the red planet in August 2012

November 28, 2011

Dinosaur Sighting: A Special Archaeopteryx 150th Anniversary Edition

A visit to Munich meant a pilgrimage to the paleontology museum

September 30, 2011

Blog Carnival #34: Dino Petting Zoo, Tyrannosaurus v. Triceratops and More

In this month's roundup of the best of dino blogs, read about a dinosaur petting zoo, the 10 commandments of paleoart and much more

September 1, 2011

The List: 5 Reasons Why We Should Worry About an Ape Revolution

With the release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, we should be prepared in case apes attempt to take over our world

August 3, 2011

Welcome to Past Imperfect

Past Imperfect is history with all the interesting bits left in. It’s a blog about the larger than life and the strange but true; about memorable names and faces, times and places, told with passion and precision. We don’t expect the blog to have too many limits-we plan to take you to the furthest reaches [...]

July 21, 2011