Seven hundred years ago, William Tell shot an arrow through an apple on his son's head and launched the struggle for Swiss independence. Or did he?
Before the American Revolution, no Thoroughbred did more for racing's growing popularity than a plucky mare named Selima
The new National Museum of the American Indian is a proud expression of Native American beliefs
In an innovative program, prison inmates are raising puppies to be guide dogs for the blind
At first, nobody bought Chester Carlson's strange idea. But trillions of documents later, his invention is the biggest thing in printing since Gutenburg
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Are you a superstar? Just stick out your tongue and say "yuck"
Weighing threats on land and from the sea
Global warming threatens to swamp a small island nation
Pent-up water and steam threaten to burst through the park's surface. (And we're not talking Old Faithful here)
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A new movie explores composer Cole Porter's consummate musical gifts and his remarkable, unorthodox marriage
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Comfort for the masses? Or a tacky blight? Seemingly overnight, the one-piece plastic chair has become a world fixture. Can you stand it?
A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings may soon be coming to a computer near you
After decades of intense research, the ancient ruins of Mexico and Central America are yielding new insights into the pre-Columbia culture
An exhibition of ancient Maya art points up the opulence and violence of the great Mesoamerican civilization
While most members of Congress sought a negotiated settlement with England, independence advocates bided their time
An ancient Greek wrote the book on biography then and now
Celebrating a magazine's good fortuneand a nation's
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The orbiting space telescope has captured star births and deaths, galactic collisions and the accelerating expansion of the universe
When the first astronauts to walk on the Moon returned from their July 1969 lunar expedition, they were confined to quarters
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