American History
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George Mason: Forgotten Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights
This wise Virginian was a friend to four future presidents, yet he refused to sign the Constitution
Myles and Me
The author, who according to family legend is a direct descendant of Myles Standish, surveys the checkered career of his pugnacious Pilgrim ancestor
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A Tale of Fatal Feuds and Futile Forensics
A Smithsonian anthropologist digs for victims of a West Virginia mob murder
Picturing the American Century
As the 1900s slip away, New York's Whitney Museum recalls the artists and images that made these years uniquely ours
Picturing Pocahontas
An image at the National Portrait Gallery may be the truest account we have of the Indian princess
The Steam Locomotive
Even in the computer age, a thousand-ton train driven by fire and water inspires awe
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The Vote That Failed
Old style ballots cast illegally in Indiana helped topple a president then he helped topple them
Why Save the Flag?
Preserving the Star-Spangled Banner reflects our ongoing effort to establish a more perfect union
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A Passion for the Past
Bertram and Nina Little spent six decades amassing folk art that captures a corner of American history
Long May It Wave
The Smithsonian embarks on an ambitious project to preserve the Star-Spangled Banner
In Vermont, a Valiant Stand for Freedom
At Mount Independence, heroic Americans held off the British in a confrontation that changed the course of the Revolutionary War
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In Honor of Struggle
Life came hard for people like historian Lonnie Bunch's ancestors; he strives to commemorate them
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A Symbol That Failed
In 1918, a hopeful France gave Mrs. Wilson a peace brooch, but peace eluded her husband and the world
Bang! Bang! You're Dead
Dueling at the drop of a hat was as European as truffles, and as American as mom's apple pie
The Space Race
Onetime rivals are now partners. A new exhibition and an IMAX film, Mission to Mir, tell the story
John Brown's Picture
A long-lost daguerrotype, made by a black artist in 1847, has lately come to rest at the Smithsonian
George C. Marshall The Last Great American?
No soldier since Washington has had his Roman virtues, and so significantly shaped a peace
Our Old Reliables, Still Rolling On Scross the Years
Whether they are yet hauling hay and Little Leaguers, or have been retired from duty, vintage pickups have won America's heart
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