Astronauts Stranded in Space Are Now One Step Closer to …
Oct 1, 2024 · The Crew-9 mission’s capsule – called Freedom – docked at the ISS on Sunday evening, per Space.com ’s Mike Wall, and Hague and Gorbunov were greeted by the crew members already at the ...
These Women Were the Real Geniuses Behind the Iconic Tiffany …
A chic light fixture reveals how female designers remade the Tiffany brand—and went largely uncredited for nearly a century. Pioneering designer Clara Driscoll conceived this indelible lamp ...
Footage Recalls the Night Madison Square Garden Filled With Nazis
Oct 13, 2017 · Jason Daley. Correspondent. October 13, 2017. The torch-lit rally of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this summer may have been surprising to many Americans. But for ...
Is the Old Testament Historically Accurate? | Smithsonian
A rock formation known as Solomon’s Pillars. The discovery of a 13th-century B.C. Egyptian temple at the base of the cliffs upended historians’ understanding of the site. Yadid Levy. When the ...
The Real History Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Oct 18, 2023 · A century after the bombing, Killers of the Flower Moon, the newest film from legendary director Martin Scorsese, is bringing renewed attention to the Reign of Terror, a spate of murders that ...
Why Do Maine and Nebraska Split Their Electoral Votes?
Nov 5, 2020 · In Maine, this means that two out of four electoral votes can potentially go to someone other than the statewide winner; in Nebraska, three out of five electoral votes remain in play. According to ...
A Cultural History of Barbie | Smithsonian
In 1961, Barbie got a boyfriend, Ken, named, perhaps oddly, after the Handlers’ son. In 1963, she got a best friend, Midge, and, in 1964, a little sister, Skipper. In 2021, Mattel shipped more ...
Here’s How Hurricane Naming Works | Smithsonian
Aug 29, 2012 · For several hundred years, hurricanes were named after saints, in a slightly gruesome reminder of divine justice. On July 26, 1825, Hurricane Santa Ana slammed through Puerto Rico with exceptional ...
What the Covid-19 Pandemic Revealed About Remote School
Jul 14, 2023 · During the first fall of the Covid-19 pandemic, Linda Garmon, media arts teacher at Madison Park Vocational High School in Boston, illustrates for her students the concept of continuity from her ...
Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested
Nov 4, 2020 · Democrats got a copy of the letter and publicized it widely in the days leading up to the election. Harrison ended up winning Indiana by only about 2,000 votes but still would have won in the ...