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

Obverse Image: Dot in the center, surrounded by four Chinese characters in a circle; Chinese text above denoing the date and below denoting mint; small rosaces to the right and left.

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 ...

In a nation created by immigrants, nothing has been more debated than what should be the ideal character of its citizenry. One view is that “multiculturalism,” the preservation of diverse cultural ...

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 ...

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 ...