The legendary newswoman, who died at 75, appeared on a Smithsonian podcast earlier this summer to speak about a favorite topic, the first ladies
It’s 1941 and the Nazis are in full control of the British island of Alderney. They begin to construct fortifications to protect their grip on the Channel
Europeans came to the islands unprepared for the destructive storms, even as indigenous people understood their massive power
William O'Dwyer was beloved by New York City. So why did he abruptly leave office and head to Mexico?
Hundreds of big retail centers have gone under, but the shop-til-you drop lifestyle isn't dead yet
After two years of documenting the nation’s craft brewing industry, curator Theresa McCulla makes ready for a public debut
Ever since the 17th century, educators and architects designed university housing with societal mores in mind
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished alongside Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the early society remains shrouded in mystery
Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle
William Stimpson created a fraternity of young scientists and named it for an extinct North American sloth
The Mustansiriya has withstood centuries of war, floods and architectural butchery, but can it survive its own restoration?
As temperatures rise and ice melts, Norse and Inuit artifacts and human remains decompose more rapidly
Even centuries before Captain Cook’s arrival, its resources were exploited by outsiders
The idea for the timeless toy sprung to mind when Naval engineer Richard James dropped some coiled wires
Marine archaeologists exploring the 19th-century vessel could discover clues about what befell the sailors of the Franklin expedition
A new show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum reflects on iconic events including JFK's assassination, flag raising at Iwo Jima and Custer's last stand
Was his close friendship with William Rufus King just that, or was it evidence that he was the nation's first gay chief executive?
A remnant from a meal long gone, the find in British Columbia could give the region's indigenous communities an important legal claim
"The great book scare" created a panic that you could catch an infection just by lending from the library
As the orphaned child of a black father and a Native-American mother, Lewis rewrote the 19th-century definition of sculptor
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