The massive global shortcut linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas took ten years to dig through the Isthmus of Suez and was built on the path of an ancient canal ...
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Presents: “Jazz and the Armed Services” Note Location: Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
A maximum of 20,000 people will be allowed to enter each day in an effort to protect the historic site in Italy, where ...
Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...
In the patriotic fervor of World War I, Arthur Mole commanded thousands of troops to produce 'living symbols' from his unique perspective Some reflections on the first year in office and a look at ...
Researchers have excavated King Arthur's Hall, a rectangular enclosure in southwest England, and determined that it dates to ...
The third largest U.S. state, California is No. 1 when it comes to giant redwood and sequoia trees, the Pacific Ocean and ...
To raise awareness for a charity event, aspiring engineers planted six UFOs across southern England on a single day in 1967 ...
A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II ...
Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" documented the killings of a family of four in rural Kansas on this day in 1959 ...
The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called ...
After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities ...