History / Video
Re-enactors relive the Battle of Baltimore and celebrate the flag that inspired our national anthem (Ryan R. Reed). Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/star-spangled-banner-back-on-display-83229098/
In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South Script and narration: Marian Holmes Photos courtesy of …
Walking Through Civil War History
Edwin Bearss lends a dynamic personality and a booming voice to teaching the history of the Civil War in northern Virginia (Meredith Bragg)
The Marine Band, having played at nearly every presidential swearing-in ceremony since Thomas Jefferson’s in 1801, readies for Barack Obama’s inauguration (Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Inauguration-2009.html
Carleton Watkins’ 19th-Century Photographs of Yosemite Valley (Produced and Narrated by: Brendan McCabe. Text by Bruce Hathaway). Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/john-muirs-yosemite-10737/
Historian Speaks to Lincoln’s Legacy
Author Harold Holzer discusses Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the President’s lasting impact on modern American politics and nostalgia (Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.html
National Portrait Gallery historian David C. Ward discusses images of Abraham Lincoln that document his life in the White House (Anika Gupta, Beth Py-Lieberman, Jesse Rhodes and Ryan Reed). Read …
Take a tour of the National Mall, past and present (Kenneth R. Fletcher). Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-pierre-lenfant-and-washington-dc-39487784/
Did New Orleans Invent the Cocktail?
Cocktail historians differ on the birthplace of the word “cocktail,” but they cherish America’ invention of drinks like the mint julep (Meredith Bragg)
Herman Leonard’s Jazz Photographs
Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Herman-Leonards-Eye-for-Jazz.html With just a camera as his ticket, Herman Leonard captured jazz icons performing on and off stage.
Edward Steichen’s World War 2 Photographers
Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/In-Vogue.html At 62 years old, Edward Steichen convinced the U.S. Navy to let him gather a team of photographers to capture the men serving their country in …
Behind the Scenes with Gowns of the First Ladies Exhibit
An exhibit about the first ladies reopens at the National Museum of American History, including dresses worn at inaugural balls.
Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
Behind the Scenes with Harry Rubenstein At the National Museum of American History (Beth Py-Lieberman, Ryan Reed and Molly Roberts). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.html
Smithsonian curator Larry Bird shows off convention artifacts and other campaign memorabilia from the collection of the National Museum of American History (Smithsonian.com). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Inauguration-2009.html
Colombia Dispatch Video: Palenque: A Piece of Africa in Sout
Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed the village of Palenque. The towns younger generations have reconnected with their African roots through cultural traditions handed down from their ancestors (Kenneth …
To the Moon and Back: Apollo 11 Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Sending a man to the moon required an overhaul of the entire space program, involving more powerful rockets and new spacecraft (Video: Lauren Hogan, Beth Py-Lieberman, Brian Wolly)
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