story What the Long History of Mail-In Voting in the U.S. Reveals About the Election Process By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:30:00 +0000 A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and World War II, as many Americans would in 2020 following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic Full Article
story This Captivating Guide Uncovers the History and Mystery of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:16:07 +0000 A paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London chronicles the age of the famous and fascinating massive reptiles Full Article
story See a Film That Reimagines History on the Malaysian Island That Served as a Refugee Site After the Vietnam War By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:11:03 +0000 The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the world Full Article
story New York Honors Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman in U.S. History, With New Statue By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:58:28 +0000 The firebrand politician once quipped that she would like to be remembered as a woman who ‘had guts’ Full Article
story This Object in History: F-14 Tomcat By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0000 From This Object in History, aired on @SmithsonianChannel Full Article
story Sea Star Storytime with Chris Mah By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Chris Mah, researcher at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in the invertebrate zoology department, describes the characteristics of different sea star species observed on the final dive of the Laulima O Ka Moana expedition. (Credit: Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017 Laulima O Ka Moana) Full Article
story Finding Evolution at the Natural History Museum By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Discover evidence of natural selection and evolution at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum (Meredith Bragg) Full Article
story Superhero Comic Book and Movie Storytelling By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Watch a course video excerpt from Rise of the Superheroes: The legendary Stan Lee, creator of the Avengers, Spiderman and Iron Man, has partnered with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History to launch the first global online course about superheroes to fans around the world. Full Article
story American History Museum Transformed By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A step-by-step tour of the renovation of the National Museum of American History (Narration by Beth Py-Lieberman / Edited by Ryan Reed and Brian Wolly) Full Article
story The Long History of 3D Photography By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A museum in Portland, Oregon highlights the multi-layered path of 3D imagery, from stereoscopes of the American West to blockbuster movies Full Article
story The History of Boogie Woogie By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Smithsonian's own jazz man, John Edward Hasse, gives a lesson on the influential music genre. Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-smithsonians-ambassador-of-jazz-53620539/ Full Article
story The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 What fueled the frenzy that sent so many to their deaths in colonial America? And how did Americans reckon with the aftermath of the panic? --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra Theobald Full Article
story A Brief History of Chocolate By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat. Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/ Full Article
story National Treasure: The History of the Lie Detector By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Have you ever wondered whether lie detectors actually...work? Join us as we delve into the history and science behind these devices - from how they measure "deception" to the controversies surrounding their use. This video is the first episode of the National Treasure series, where we share behind-the-scenes stories of objects in the Smithsonian Collections. --------- To learn more about the exhibition "Forensic Science on Trial" at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, read below: What a 100-Year-Old Lie Detector and 150-Year-Old Arsenic Tests Tell Us About Forensic Science Today https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-a-100-year-old-lie-detector-and-150-year-old-arsenic-tests-tell-us-about-forensic-science-today-180984623/ Forensic Science on Trial https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/forensic-science-trial Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Producer & Editor: Sierra Theobald Motion Designer: Ricardo Jaimes Original Footage: Cade Martin Full Article
story The Dark and Deadly History of the Plague By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 What caused the Plague? And what methods did people use to combat the spread? Learn about its origins, past outbreaks (including the Black Death), and the long-lasting impact of its legacy today. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Producer: Sierra Theobald Video Editor: Natalie Cline Graphic Designer: Kevin Schoenblum Full Article
story This Object in History: Elmo's Rise to Stardom By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 With his bright red coat, big orange nose, and wide eyes, Elmo is arguably the most famous of the Sesame Street muppets–but he didn’t always have it this good. Elmo began as an "Anything Muppet"—an extra, if you will, until Kevin Clash refashioned his character into the one we know—and kids love–today. Throughout the '80s his star continued to shine, eventually becoming an international icon and best-selling Christmas toy. Forty years later, he’s still going strong, enshrined in a popular exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Full Article
story A Brief History of Book Banning in America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Book-banning might seem like a relic of less enlightened times, but the practice is back in a big way. The American Library Association reports (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-library-association-names-2022s-most-banned-books-180982048/) that 2022 saw more attempts to have books removed from public libraries than in any prior year this century — indeed, it documented more than twice as many attempted bans in 2022 than in 2021. In schools, attempts to keep certain books out of the hands of students have been even more aggressive and draconian. What’s new about these efforts is the subject that binds the most-challenged titles: Most of them address themes of LGBT+ identity or gender expression. In this episode, we talk with journalist Colleen Connolly about Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan, the first book ever to be suppressed in North America. What did the Puritans find so threatening about it, and how has this book echoed through subsequent centuries? Then we’re joined by Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, for a wide-ranging conversation about the history of book bans in the United States, how a resurgent wave of book bans in many states differs from those of prior eras, and why organized attempts to prevent specific people from reading specific books usually fail. A transcript of this episode can be found here (http://smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-banned-books-in-america-180983011) . Read Colleen’s Smithsonian story about New English Canaan here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-first-banned-book-survived-and-became-an-anti-authoritarian-icon-180982971/) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Terence Bernardo, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
story Walking Through Civil War History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Edwin Bearss lends a dynamic personality and a booming voice to teaching the history of the Civil War in northern Virginia (Meredith Bragg) Full Article
story How to Separate Fact From Myth in the Extraordinary Story of Sojourner Truth By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The facts of Sojourner Truth’s life are inspiring: Born into slavery in the late 1790s, she became an influential abolitionist and Pentecostal preacher, transfixing audiences from the mid 1840s through the late 1870s with her candid and powerful voice, not to mention her singing. Tall and strong, Truth was physically formidable, too. No one was using the term “intersectionality” in the 19th century, but Truth embodied this idea, declaring that her Blackness and her womanhood were equally essential facets of her identity. But many people, both in Truth’s lifetime and in the approximately 140 years since her death, have found it useful to recast Truth as they wish to remember her instead of as she was. There’s no better example of this than “Ain’t I a woman?,” the hypothetical that Truth supposedly put to the audience when she addressed a women’s rights convention in 1851 in Akron, Ohio—the city where a public plaza will be dedicated in her honor this spring. There’s reason to doubt she said that, or at least that she said it in that way. In this episode, we speak with two historians who’ve dug into Truth’s complicated legacy and challenged much of what’s been written about this American icon. Cynthia Greenlee reported on recent efforts to honor Truth (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remarkable-untold-story-sojourner-truth-180983691/) for the March 2024 issue of Smithsonian. Nell Irvin Painter wrote the groundbreaking 1996 biography Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol, and she’s hard at work on a follow-up volume titled Sojourner Truth Was a New Yorker and She Didn’t Say That. Together, Greenlee and Painter help us understand us who Sojourner Truth really was, and why several generations of activists have claimed her as a symbol — at the expense of our understanding of her as a person. Read Cynthia Greenlee’s March 2024 Smithsonian story about Sojourner Truth here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remarkable-untold-story-sojourner-truth-180983691/) . You can learn more about Dr. Greenlee and her work at her site (https://www.cynthiagreenlee.com/) . You can learn more about Dr. Nell Irvin Painter’s work as an author, artist, and historian at her site (http://www.nellpainter.com/) . And read more here for the history of Mar-a-Lago (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-mar-a-lago-180965214/) mentioned in our dinner party fact. Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
story He's (Not) Just Ken: The True History of Barbie’s Beau By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 He is (K)enough… or is he? With filmmaker Greta Gerwig's Barbie breaking box-office records—and devoting much of its story to Ken's existential crisis—we wondered if there's any more to Barbie's perennial plus-one. Journalist and lifelong Barbie fan Emily Tamkin talks us through Ken’s development, or lack thereof, over the decades. Read Emily’s “A Cultural History of Barbie,” and Chris’s brief Ken history “Not Your Average Beau,” here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cultural-history-barbie-180982115/) or in the June 2023 issue of Smithsonian. Emily is the author of The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society and Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities. Learn more about Emily and her work here (https://www.emilytamkin.com/) , or subscribe to her Substack newsletter (https://emilyctamkin.substack.com/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Genevieve Sponsler, Adriana Rozas Rivera, Terence Bernardo, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
story The History of the Potato By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 From the Americas to Europe then back again, there's more to the potato than meets the eyes. Full Article
story The Wild Story of What Happened to Pablo Escobar’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Four decades ago, Pablo Escobar brought to his Medellín hideaway four hippopotamuses, the centerpieces of a menagerie that included llamas, cheetahs, lions, tigers, ostriches and other exotic fauna. After Colombian police shot Escobar dead in December 1993, veterinarians removed the animals—except the hippos, which were deemed too dangerous to approach. The hippos fled to the nearby Magdalena River and multiplied. Today, the descendants of Escobar’s hippos are believed to number nearly 200. Their uncontrolled growth threatens the region’s fragile waterways. Smithsonian contributor Joshua Hammer joins us to recount this strange history and explain why Colombian conservationists have embarked upon an unusual program to sterilize these hippos in the wild via “invasive surgical castration,” a procedure that is, as he has written (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pablo-escobar-abandoned-hippos-wreaking-havoc-colombian-jungle-180984494/) for Smithsonian magazine, “medically complicated, expensive and sometimes dangerous for hippos as well as for the people performing it.” Then, ecologist Rebecca Lewison tells us how her long-term study of hippo populations in Africa offers hints of how these creatures will continue to alter the Colombian ecosystem—and what authorities can do about it. Let us know what you think of our show, and how we can make it better, by completing our There's More to That listener survey here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS90zjBZ2oGa9JxVa-R5affKcOHaR2-ib1_KZeWm3HDQXJIA/viewform) . Read Josh Hammer's Smithsonian story about Escobar's hippos and their descendants here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pablo-escobar-abandoned-hippos-wreaking-havoc-colombian-jungle-180984494/) . Learn more about Rebecca Lewison and her work here (https://cmi.sdsu.edu/rebecca-lewison/) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz Music by APM Music. Full Article
story 3-D Scanning: Bringing History Back to Life By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 More on 3D scanning: http://j.mp/JM43KD Specialists are using new technology to unravel a mystery in the Smithsonian collections. Full Article
story The History of Coffee Culture in America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Merry "Corky" White, author of Coffee Life in Japan, traces the history of coffee culture in the United States Full Article
story The Story Behind Gene Kranz's Vest By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Listen to a short lecture given by curator Margaret Weitekamp on Gene Kranz career with NASA and how his vest ended up at the Smithsonian Full Article
story Anne Kelly Knowles Uses GIS Tools to Re-Write History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The American Ingenuity Award winner is using geographic information systems to map history's most iconic landscapes Full Article
story Inside American History’s Dollhouse By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Curator Larry Bird takes you inside the history of the Bradford dollhouse Full Article
story The Freedom Riders History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South (Marian Holmes, Brian Wolly, Photos courtesy of Corbis, Getty Images and Library of Congress, Audio clips courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways. Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-freedom-riders-then-and-now-45351758/ Full Article
story These Mesmerizing Carvings Tell a Mysterious Tribe's Story By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Clues into the disappearance of the ancient Picts lie in the tiny Scottish village of Aberlemno: 1,700-year-old Pictish stones, marked with some very unusual carvings. Full Article
story Nintendo Switches Things Up With a New Museum That Embraces Nostalgia and Celebrates Gaming History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:03:18 +0000 The Kyoto museum will feature interactive exhibits, gaming artifacts, workshop spaces and oversized controllers inspired by iconic video games Full Article
story Amateur Historian Discovers Lost Story by 'Dracula' Author Bram Stoker Hiding in Plain Sight at a Dublin Library By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:56:43 +0000 History forgot about "Gibbet Hill" for more than a century—until a fan of the Gothic horror writer stumbled upon the haunting tale at the National Library of Ireland Full Article
story Jill Biden Unveils a Reimagined White House Tour, Which Invites Visitors to 'Touch, Hear and See' History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:36:06 +0000 The public tours of the historic residence hadn't been overhauled in decades. For two years, the first lady's office has been working to make them more interactive and educational Full Article
story A Cloned Ferret Has Given Birth for the First Time in History, Marking a Win for Her Endangered Species By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:08:00 +0000 Antonia, a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their recovering population Full Article
story Ali Stroker Makes History, and More From the Tony Awards By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:54:14 +0000 The actress becomes the first wheelchair user ever to take home the coveted prize at the 73rd annual award show Full Article
story Cities Are Projecting Their History Onto Streets and Buildings After Dark By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:35:37 +0000 Pedestrians in Montreal, Grand Rapids and other locations can time-travel thanks to installations that map historical scenes directly onto the cityscapes Full Article
story The Madcap History of Mad Magazine Will Unleash Your Inner Class Clown By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 In a twist befitting its pages, the satirical, anti-establishment publication that delivered laughs and hijinks to generations of young readers gets the respect it always deserved with a new museum exhibition Full Article
story Video game shines light on Indigenous history and voices By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) was developed in Montreal by a local studio that collaborated closely with Indigenous designers and consultants. Full Article
story This Female Civil War Soldier Participated in the Bloodiest Battle in American History and Spied on the South—or Did She? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in secret Full Article
story The Real Story Behind the 'Lee' Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 In a new biopic starring Kate Winslet, Miller's many lives—as an artist, model, muse, cook and war correspondent—need little embellishment Full Article
story Inside Disney's Controversial Plan to Open a Theme Park Inspired by American History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 In the early 1990s, historians and the public alike questioned how Disney's America would accurately and sensitively document the nation's thorny past Full Article
story The Real Story Behind 'Saturday Night,' the Movie About the Television Show That Changed Comedy Forever By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 A new film revisits the 90 minutes before the first episode of "Saturday Night Live" premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975 Full Article
story How Recovering the History of a Little-Known Lakota Massacre Could Heal Generational Pain By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0000 When the U.S. Army massacred a Lakota village at Blue Water, dozens of plundered artifacts ended up in the Smithsonian. The unraveling of this long-buried atrocity is forging a path toward reconciliation Full Article
story When White Supremacists Staged the Only Successful Coup in U.S. History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 The 1898 Wilmington massacre left dozens of Black North Carolinians dead. Conspirators also forced the city's multiracial government to resign at gunpoint Full Article
story N.B. military history stitched in red on 110-year-old quilt By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST The New Brunswick Military History Museum is in possession of a unique piece of history that was once used to raise money for frontline soldiers. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
story Residential school monument finds home at national history museum By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:00:09 EDT "People actually reached out and hugged it and they told their [stories] about residential school," master carver Stanley C. Hunt says. Full Article News/Canada/Ottawa
story Library exhibit showcases Penn State Mont Alto’s history as forestry school By www.psu.edu Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:53:24 -0400 Visitors to Penn State Mont Alto can experience the campus’ historical beginnings as the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy through the archival exhibit “Mementos and Memories: Exploring the Artifacts of Mont Alto’s Past,” on display at the Mont Alto Campus Library through spring semester 2025. Full Article
story They got 'The Story' By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:31:49 +0000 Antemoro “coastal people” of Amosiala come to faith after learning about Christ through an OM team and volunteers from a neighbouring village. Full Article
story Christmas puppets tell the story By www.om.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:53:07 +0000 OM Hungary’s Christmas puppet ministry is currently underway, with performances in the city of Érd and the surrounding area. Full Article
story A day in history By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 07:18:00 +0000 The previously only believer of the village sees the first church service take place and people come to faith in her community. Full Article
story Sport & discipleship - Igor's story By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:04:21 +0000 Sport creates a platform for evangelism and discipleship in Ukraine. Full Article