Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the association led the black civil rights struggle in fighting injustices such as the ...

Jazz is a kind of music in which improvisation is typically an important part. In most jazz performances, players play solos which they make up on the spot, which requires considerable skill. There is ...

The American Presidency opened in November of 2000, and is a large exhibition measuring 7,500 square feet. The main entrance features the exhibition title and is adjacent to the First Ladies ...

Margaret Crane, the inventor of the first home pregnancy test, worked as a graphic designer for Organon, a pharmaceutical company in West Orange, New Jersey. Crane received a patent on her design in ...

U.S. 37 cent stamp. Stamp features an image of an athlete running in the style of ancient Greek art. Stamp commemorates the 2004 Olympics. Affixed to paper backing. This was collected by the donor, ...

The National Museum of American History and The History Channel developed these lessons based upon the exhibition, The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden. The lesson plans, which include several ...

Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 3 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 11.43 cm x 7.9375 cm x 2.2225 cm ...

From the impact of new technologies to the influence of social and cultural changes, FOOD: Transforming the American Table explores the transformation of food and drink in post-World War II America.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History marks the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the opening of its signature exhibition, “The Value of Money,” by featuring several updates and ...

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Following on its success with the first commercially successful digital quartz watch on the market in 1972, Time Computer Inc. (a descendant of Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, PA) put their calculator ...

The Smithsonian's collection of watercraft plans, maintained by the History of Technology Division of the National Museum of American History, is a valuable resource for the maritime historian, the ...