Rep. Kimberly DuBuclet organized the Thursday tour, which began at the DuSable Black History Museum, in response to federal ...

The Smithsonian’s collections speak to the resolve and ingenuity of America’s service members A chess set used during the ...

Explore the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC, as we delve into mesmerizing space exhibits that reveal NASA's ...

Discovered in southern England, the collection features dozens of gold and silver coins dating to the 15th and 16th centuries—including several inscribed with the initials of Henry VIII’s wives ...

The U.S. government shutdown is affecting thousands of federal workers across the Washington, D.C., area, and it’s also leading some popular museums and sites to close temporarily. Some of D.C.'s ...

A visit to this small Georgia town will satisfy history buffs, nature lovers, music fans, and foodies alike -- and all ...

Elaine Sciolino, former Paris bureau chief for the ‘The New York Times,’ discusses the painful irony at the heart of Sunday’s ...

American history stretches back thousands of years through indigenous civilizations, then layers in centuries of colonial ...

The fight for American civil rights spanned decades, cities and states, from Topeka, Kansas to Memphis, Tennessee and from ...

In an innovative partnership, three institutions are buying Hale Woodruff's best known works from Alabama's struggling ...

When the federal government shut down threatened Fort Recovery Middle School's field trip to Washington, a four-decade ...

The executive director of the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa., will be the keynote speaker at the next meeting ...