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EAA’s goal was to show the world that anyone can construct an airplane. “I don’t know of any other place on Earth that a ...
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Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. In There’s More to ...
As a young girl growing up in the 1960s, Patricia Matos-Puente wanted to be an astronaut. Her interest in space was sparked ...
Standing at the top of the Empire State Building in the late December chill, Berenice Abbott knew she only had one chance.
The two-month patrol stopped supposedly "suspicious" individuals from crossing into California from other states. But its ...
With poignant wisdom and gentle wit, Charles M. Schulz reinvented the form and introduced the nation to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and so many more indelible characters ...
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How Superman Became a Character for the Ages
This summer’s big blockbuster, Superman, marks the latest installment of the Man of Steel — a character whose identity has ...
The inventor’s handmade tools are now museum artifacts.
The quintessential superhero has always stood for truth and justice, but the final part of his catchphrase has morphed to ...
Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an ...
People living in British America and later the nascent United States recorded their family histories in needlework samplers, ...