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 ...

To count revolutions of the shafts that ran machinery, engineers used counters like this one. The manufacturer, L. S. Starrett Company of Athol , Mass., called the device a speed indicator, although ...

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 ...

Orthoclone OKT3 prevents rejection of new tissues in patients who have received kidney grafts. It was the first drug created through monoclonal antibody technology to be approved for human use.

Wolverine costume used in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past. Hugh Jackman originated the role of Wolverine on screen in 2000, appearing in the five subsequent films in the series leading up to ...

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 ...