A new documentary from Smithsonian Channel looks at how the Civil War helped transform the city of Washington, D.C.
See evidence of how early humans adapted, celebrate Latin America's coolest flowers and learn about Harlem the Renaissance's most important artists
The playful pair of two-month-old cubs got a thorough exam from veterinarians and big thumbs up from everybody
The historic 1859 art gallery, which has served many other purposes in its lifetime will undergo a two-year renovation
Everything from parrots to gossipy novels influenced art in Japan between 1603 to 1868
From Florida's infamous hanging chads and the magnifying glass used to inspect them to vanity eyeballs, American History curators brought the goods for 2013's Tweet Up
This week, watch films by American Indian youths, see Academy Award-winner "The Artist" and snap your fingers to some world-class jazz
Do you know which president liked to skinny dip in the Potomac or who had the first pet cat in the White House?
Meteor scientist Cari Corrigan says that the type of destruction wrought by today's meteor explosion over Russia is exceedingly rare
At the institution for a year of repairs, the president's gravemarker calls the University of Missouri campus home
The Armory Show provoked reactions of love and hate; today it is recognized as changing American art forever
This week, indulge your creative side, hear Arab music, and meet a children's book author
Enslaved at age 8, America's first black woman poet won her freedom with verse
Ever wonder how a giant panda says I love you? Or how a sea lion bonds with a best friend?
Historical photographs of Mardi Gras celebrations also tell the story of D.C.'s African American roots
Check out scenes from the new comic "Darwin: A Graphic Biography" by Eugene Byrne and Simon Gurr
Congratulations to the record label for the success of Woody at 100 and Quetzal's Imaginaries album
This week, hear from a panel of sustainability rock stars, see a documentary on China's presence in Africa and watch a Black History Month celebration
Carlotta Walls LaNier recently donated the dress she wore on what would've been her first day at the desegregated high school
The panel talk on the controversial practice spilled over in the Twittersphere as people talked about the history of racist mascots and what can be done
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