Mary Cardwell Dawson created unprecedented opportunities for aspiring Black musicians
Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland are harnessing information to make their own decisions
Two historians tell us why the pioneering 19th-century feminist, suffragist and abolitionist’s legacy has so frequently been misrepresented
Untold Stories of American History
Denied burial alongside Union soldiers killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, the 30 or so men were instead buried in the all-Black Lincoln Cemetery
Each dramatic episode over the past few years has led to fresh geologic revelations, and researchers think another bout is on the way
Historian Camilla Townsend separates fact from fiction in the life of the Powhatan "princess"
A Smithsonian curator and a historian discuss the links between the Johnson-Reed Act and Executive Order 9066, which rounded up 120,000 Japanese Americans in camps across the Western U.S.
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Smithsonian Gardens’ 28th annual orchid exhibition is underway at the Kogod Courtyard
Untold Stories of American History
Charles Lewis Tiffany purchased the surplus cable from the 1858 venture, turning it into souvenirs that forever linked his name to the short-lived telecommunications milestone
The story behind the glitzy stretch of highway that became the destination for America’s most sublime—and most sordid—aspirations
The history paintings of this great Neoclassical artist prove the wonderful benefits that inclusion can bring
Some remains found in the 2,000-year-old graves were likely food offerings, but others may have been much-loved companions
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These 15 photos capture affection that goes beyond candy and flowers
Our sister planet’s cloudy exterior gave it an aura of mystery—until humanity developed the technology to probe past the veil
For more than 150 years, Heidelberg locals and tourists have enjoyed the "Studentenkuss," or Student Kiss—a praline nougat on a waffle wafer covered in dark chocolate
Akito Kawahara has spent his life devoted to lepidoptera. Now he’s correcting the record on where they first evolved
A chic light fixture reveals how female designers remade the Tiffany brand—and went largely uncredited for nearly a century
Inside the search for a plane shot down over the Pacific—and the new effort to bring its fallen heroes home
Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure
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