A new mini-series hopes to humanize those in and outside the doomed compound
Islam in America dates to the founding fathers, says Smithsonian’s religion curator Peter Manseau
The switch from a hunter gatherer society to a farming one appears to have resulted in a more sedentary lifestyle for the inhabitants of Catalhoyuk
From Austria to the Appalachian Trail, there’s plenty to celebrate this year
During the construction of the Golden Gate bridge, the construction companies had a grim rule of thumb: one worker fatality for every million dollars spent
With a mission to create a diverse and dynamic Smithsonian, Robert McCormick Adams is remembered as an intense but humble leader
The sports are hard. The words are harder. We're here to help
During the Civil War, the North imposed a suffocating blockade of a number of key Confederate port
A new book reveals how neighbors turned on neighbors in an Eastern European border town
For centuries, carrying out executions in France was a family affair
If accepted as <i>Homo sapien</i>, the jaw-dropping jawbone would push back the human exodus out of Africa by nearly 100,000 years
Eleanor dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of the oppressed, including pushing FDR to set up the National Youth Administration
Carved from animal shin bones, these early blades served as essential winter transport
North Korea has taken up the South's invitation to the Olympics, but a quick look at the history suggests that unity is not as close as it may seem
During the Great Depression, unemployment among African-Americans was twice that of whites – mostly due to segregation
The provocative incident involving the USS Pueblo was peacefully resolved, in part because of the ongoing Vietnam War
Fake news and smoking guns gave the Kansas town its reputation as the ultimate Wild West
FDR contracted polio at the age of 39, which left his legs partially paralyzed. Fearing this would impact his bid for presidency, he came to an agreement
More than five decades ago, America won this huge battle, but lost the war
A new exhibition picks apart the cultural mythologies surrounding the first “Americans”
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