At the turn of the 20th century, a German Jewish shipping executive had an innovative idea for a new revenue stream: the cruise
When news broke worldwide of an incredible find in Colombia, local experts and guides say their knowledge was misrepresented
Athletes at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks test their mettle in events like the blanket toss, knuckle hop and ear pull
The star track and field athlete of the 1930s boisterously challenged gender expectations with her record-setting athleticism
The Middle Ages didn't kill the Games, as international sporting competitions thrived with chariot races and jousts
A leftist response to the 1936 Games being held in Nazi Germany, the proposed competition was canceled by the Spanish Civil War
'Local, organic, sustainable' are common buzzwords on American menus now, but it wasn't always that way
The Amazon founder's gift—the largest since the Institution was created in 1846—will support the Air and Space Museum renovation and a new education center
Two medieval scholars tackle the misuse of a phrase that was rarely used by its supposed namesakes
In the early 1840s, believing the air was therapeutic, Kentucky doctor John Croghan ran a consumption sanatorium deep underground
Cooking Up History programs share fresh insights into American culture past and present through the lens of food
Allied pilots were surprised by the aircraft's speed and armament; but it was a case of too little too late
Planners saw the region as a blank space ripe for transformation: the perfect canvas for imperial fantasies
Chilling photos of slain buffalo in Yellowstone Park helped pass an act outlining punishment for poaching on public lands. But the photos were fakes
Jesse Jackson, Nina Simone, B.B. King and 100,000 spectators gathered for a concert worth remembering
The Mexican American utility player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League receives a curtain call
A Smithsonian folklorist explain how Dorothy Gale, played by actress Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," served as a lodestone for gay culture
For the amateur detectives who are still trying to solve the case, the recent developments are causing consternation
Out of the barrios, into the big leagues came Clemente, Abreu and Martínez. Now the unheralded are All-Stars in this expansive show
The singer's conservatorship, on trial this month, recalls the history of hysterectomies, insane asylums, forced contraception, among others
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