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 ...

Check out internship project descriptions for Spring 2025 below! Applications are due Monday, November 18, 2024 at 5 PM EST. Check out our How to Apply page to learn about the application process, and ...

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 ...

In 1943, the U.S. Army and Navy jointly began a two-pronged attack through the central Pacific and across New Guinea to the ...

Washington sought to impose strict military protocols and daily orders on life in camp, but was constantly frustrated by all ...

The American public knew little of their plight. But Americans were painfully aware of the nearly 800 who were prisoners of ...

But it also wanted, in the words of President Woodrow Wilson, to “make the world safe for democracy.” The United States ...

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