Discover the fascinating story of penicillin, an antibiotic that revolutionized the medical world. From its humble beginnings ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently collected the laptop used by an IRS Criminal Investigation ...

The American Presidency opened in November of 2000, and is a large exhibition measuring 7,500 square feet. The main entrance features the exhibition title and is adjacent to the First Ladies ...

For more than 500 years, waves of new Americans arrived by sea. In that time, the nation’s seacoasts, rivers, lakes, and ...

We are currently recruiting for Spring 2025 internships. Descriptions for Spring 2025 projects for the NMAH Internship Program can be found here. Applications are due on Monday, November 18, 2024, at ...

The Gunboat Philadelphia exhibition has been reinterpreted and updated to include its recovery in 1935, a history of its display at Lake Champlain as well as early preservation and acquisition by the ...

For Barbara Beirne, being a photographer meant building a relationship of trust and collaboration with her subjects and using ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the United States. On May 17, 1954, the Court stripped away constitutional ...

The soldiers were young and inexperienced, most in their teens or early twenties. In the North, they were farmers and factory ...

A triumphant general in Washington’s position might have tried to seize power, but Washington, like other Americans, saw ...

The war for independence had begun. Our mission is to empower people to create a just and compassionate future by exploring, ...

The Iroquois were staunch British allies. Their rivals, the Huron and the Algonquin, allied themselves with the French. Others remained neutral. American Indians saw the alliances as a way to play the ...