This above lithographic print depicts men in action during the Battle of Gettysburg. Armed Forces History / NMAH This U.S. Army canteen, sporting a bulls-eye design and a painted scene of camp life, ...

The Smithsonian’s collections speak to the resolve and ingenuity of America’s service members Lonnie G. Bunch III A chess set used during the Civil War by Union commander George B. McClellan helps ...

"E.T." is going to the Smithsonian. One of the "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" Atari game cartridges unearthed this year from a New Mexico landfill has been added to the video game history collection at ...

It’s the largest collection of its kind in the world: An entire cache of massive 20-feet-long whale skulls, 70-foot spines, giant flippers and much more. If you ever get the chance to see the ...

High school history teacher Katharina Matro often pulls materials from the Smithsonian Institution website as she assembles her lessons. She trusts its materials, which don’t require the same level of ...

High school history teacher Katharina Matro often pulls materials from the Smithsonian Institution website as she assembles her lessons. She trusts its materials, which don't require the same level of ...