A portion of the Seven Mile Bridge, an engineering marvel completed in 1909, has been transformed into a linear park
It wasn’t just a legend. Archaeologists are getting to the bottom of the city celebrated by Homer nearly 3,000 years ago
Elizabeth Meaders' acquisitions include sports memorabilia, civil rights posters, military paraphernalia and art
The pathbreaking lawyer and “Civil Rights Queen” was the first Black woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court
Seventy-five years after the game-changing camera was unveiled to the public, a scientist calls attention to Land's other technological breakthroughs
After his incarceration during WWII, Toshio Mori released a collection of short stories based on his experiences as a second generation Asian immigrant
Earlier this month, a Hawaiian delegation retrieved 58 sets of ancestral remains from five European museums
Why three religious groups traded monogamy for celibacy, polygamy and "complex marriage"
From roller armor to a weight helmet, these patented pieces of exercise equipment came and went
In his new book, the former White House photographer frames a clear picture of the Obama years
Families were stripped of their rights and freedoms in February 1942, when FDR signed Executive Order 9066
Willow Biden isn’t the first feline to grace the presidential residence's halls
In the 1930s, the mystery writer accompanied her archaeologist husband on annual digs in the Middle East
In 1963, the civil rights leader shoved aside a guardsman’s bayonet with disgust and defiance; photography preserved the charged moment
The revolutionary may have tried to find the author's grandfather by raiding a New Mexico village—but a friend's camera truly captured her family patriarch
Between the 1910s and 1960s, thousands of young women formed the backbone of the country's thriving fishing industry
The brutal attack took place during the Red Summer, a nationwide wave of violence against Black Americans
As you watch the Beijing Winter Olympics, enjoy this guide to the history, science and thrills of the worldwide athletic competition
The careers of Shannon Dunn-Downing, Kelly Clark, Amy Purdy and Hannah Teter are recognized in the Smithsonian collections; learn their stories
The unauthorized removal of the monument took place during the racial justice protests of summer 2020
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