The countries were united by weapons and oil until the 1979 Islamic revolution tore their friendship apart.

Presents a timeline of American history from 1500 to the current decade, with images from the collections and exhibitions of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution.

Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil ...

The first piece of national gun control legislation was passed on June 26, 1934. The National Firearms Act (NFA) — part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “ New Deal for Crime “— was meant to ...

Oregon’s Paisley Caves and a nearby rockshelter have led archaeologists to rethink when humans first reached North America. Evidence from ancient human waste, stone tools, and markings appears much ...

A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...