Articles

The Smithsonian Castle

Engaging a Child's Mind

At the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, the museums are a classroom for the very young

Campaign banner for the ill-fated ticket of President Grover Cleveland and Senator Allen Thurman.

The Vote That Failed

Old style ballots cast illegally in Indiana helped topple a president then he helped topple them

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The Battle of the Dams

Those who think some of our rivers are a dammed shame argue for the structures to come down

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The Sargasso Sea

Out in the Atlantic, strange creatures make their home among seaweed in a floating lens of warm water

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Van Gogh's Van Goghs

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The Old Ball Game

It's two, three, four strikes you're out

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Fired with Finesse

In North Carolina, artisans drawing on tradition and looking to the future are creating a hot market for pottery

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Review of 'Last Night's Fun'

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Review of 'Remembering Ahanagran'

Cornel Wilde

Conversation Stoppers

The Postal Museum

Dispatches from the Past

An exhibition at the Postal Museum commemorates the centennial of the Klondike/Alaska gold rush

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Saving the Nation's Flag

After nearly two centuries of exposure, the Star-Spangled Banner gets a much needed overhaul

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Tea and Sisterhood

In 1848 when it came time to declare the rights of women, this tilt-top table provided solid support

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The Enemy Within

Termites are covert destroyers. You don't hear them or see them until they come swarming out of the woodwork on their spectacular mating flight

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Wiring the Jersey Coast

In one spot on the continental shelf, scientists aim to understand all that happens, 24 hours a day

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Solar? Not in My Backyard!

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The Dominoes Are Falling

Planes are stacked on the runways and circling in holding patterns, delays are piling up and . . . the dominoes are falling

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On the Frankincense Trail

An archeologist travels ancient trade routes in search of clues to a lost civilization

James Oglethorpe

Dawn in the Garden of Good and Evil

Georgia's founding father knew best, but Savannah didn't stay unsinful for long

Big Trouble

After years of abuse and neglect, Thailand's elephants are approaching the point of no return

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