Learn about life in the days when diphtheria and smallpox, not COVID-19, were the diseases to fear, and more
In the early 20th century, Native people responded to the proclamation of Mother’s Day with powwows, ceremonies, rodeos, feasts, and songs
The Kent State shootings further widened the chasm among a citizenry divided over the Vietnam War
When a European intellectual snubbed the U.S., the well-known artist excavated the giant fossil as evidence of the new Republic’s strength and power
The sixth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis
The institution took decades to come to grips with the trauma of the killing of four students 50 years ago
As Babe Ruth was emerging as baseball's great slugger in 1918, he fell sick with the flu
Spencer's ideas laid the groundwork for social Darwinism, but scholars say there was much more to the Victorian Age thinker than that
Making Tierra Mía, says the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, proved transformative in giving voice to the people
The outbreak was far deadlier than COVID-19, but the empire survived
Sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t study up for your next European adventure
The fifth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis
Plague, war and politics have altered the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca throughout history
Governments around the world grapple with how to deliver important guidelines on minimizing the spread of COVID-19
On April 22, 1970, Americans pledged environmental action for the planet. Here’s what scientists and we, the global community, have done since
An American doctor operating out of Philadelphia made clinical observations that where patients lived, not how they lived, was at the root of the problem
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During his 20-year professional career, his boisterous style endeared him to fans but rankled traditionalists
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Known for its memorable April 17, 1945 mission, the B26 bomber 'Flak-Bait' undergoes preservation at the National Air and Space Museum
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