When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly ...

Beyond the US capital’s monuments and museums are waterfront precincts and historical neighbourhoods waiting to be discovered ...

About 50 descendants of people who were enslaved at Catoctin Furnace will gather for a unique “descendants’ reunion” this ...

Santa Monica Airport is holding a special open day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first flight around the world ...

The museum made the announcement in a late August press release introducing Carolyn Allmendinger as interim director.

After a quarter-century hosting giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is saying goodbye to its beloved residents. The zoo announced its four giant pandas: Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun will head home to ...

Smithsonian’s partnership with Ponant is an inspired choice. It offers an elevated level of service that Smithsonian guests ...

Darivoff said that the addition of the Smithsonian brand may open up the Weitzman Museum in Philadelphia to a new crowd.

At 80, he was found one day weeping at his workbench because he thought that he had not learned enough about the art of drawing. On his deathbed nine years later, he cried out in anguish, ...

Oct. 3 is the date within the film that Cady's crush, Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett), asks her what day it is -- giving ...

Summertime's high temperatures push most people outdoors, whether to the beach, hiking trail, or on the road, in search of ...

A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were hotter than scientists thought.