In restoring the Athabaskan name to the country’s highest mountain, President Obama is among those who have wrestled with the issue
St. Augustine, Florida, was the first city founded by European settlers in North America
Mamie Till Mobley's decision for her slain son's ceremony was a major moment in Civil Rights history.
Here are seven of the most interesting historic stops along California's scenic highway
Alexander Gardner’s photographs of Civil War corpses were among the first to play to the uncomfortable attraction humans have for shocking images
In the 1950s and 1960s, Don Herbert broadcast some of the most mesmerizing, and kooky, science experiments from his garage
The Smithsonian, home to the Jarvik 7 and a host of modern chest-pumping technologies, has a lot of (artificial) heart
Francis Bellamy had no idea how famous, and controversial, his quick ditty would become
A piece of concrete serves as a reminder of how Hurricane Katrina shattered a city's faith
A naturalist cuts through the myths surrounding the invasive plant
Even the most mundane of objects associated with the Founding Father have a story
A nasty trade war and questionable scientific assumptions make it difficult to discern what is, and what isn't, the real thing
A Smithsonian poet examines its message and how it encapsulates what its author was all about
A new museum in Staten Island tells the stories of men and women who ran lighthouses throughout America’s history and shows off some unique antiques
Initially seen as the Army's answer to how to settle the frontier, the camels eventually became a literal beast of burden, with no home on the range
With more than 405,000 American casualties and Japan rejecting unconditional surrender, the United States begins testing the atomic bomb in New Mexico
Earnest Pletch’s cold-blooded killing of Carl Bivens was just one chapter in the strange life of the mechanic, farmhand and erstwhile carnie
Now living in Washington, D.C., this bonsai tree outlasted the atomic blast
THINK—printed on signs, deskplates, business cards and notepads—was the seed from which the rest of IBM’s culture would grow
In 1835, the U.S. government debated what to do with the generous bequest coming from across the pond
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