American History
Explore American History across the Smithsonian through stories, events, and exhibitions. Use the filters to browse by format, then bookmark events and exhibitions to keep track of what you want to visit or attend.
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Between the first flights of the Wright brothers in 1903 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the airplane grew from an ancient dream into a reality that would shape the future.
Early Flight uses artifacts like the Lilienthal Glider, 1909 . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum
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One World Connected tells the story of how flight fostered two momentous changes in everyday life: the ease in making connections across vast distances and a new perspective of Earth as humanity’s home. Featuring an array of satellites and . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum
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The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped create an entirely new world.
The Wright . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum
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Featuring iconic vehicles from Mario Andretti’s Indy 500 winning race car to the Sharp DR 90 Nemesis, Nation of Speed paints a portrait of human ingenuity—the technology developed to propel people faster and faster—and explores how the pursuit . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum
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The Destination Moon exhibition features iconic objects from the Museum's unrivaled collection of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo artifacts, including Alan Shepard's Mercury spacesuit and spacecraft, a Saturn V F-1 engine, and Neil Armstrong's . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Air and Space Museum
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Latin jazz was born of the communal harmonies between African Americans, Latin Americans, and Caribbean musicians. Its particular mix of rhythms continued growing and developing in the late 20th century and into the 21st. Veterans and new . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Native New York journeys through city and state to explore the question “What makes New York a Native place?” The exhibition encompasses 12 places in present-day New York, introducing visitors to the Native nations that call the region home. . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center
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Developed in collaboration with the National Museum of American History, ¡Pleibol! examines how generations of Latinos/as have helped make the game what it is today.
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