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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This sheet music is for the song “My Blue Heaven.” The lyrics were written by George Whiting and the music was composed by Walter Donaldson. The music was published by Leo Feist Inc. of New York, New ...

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 ...

The machete acquired in Ponce, Puerto Rico is made of ausubo wood and was used to harvest sugar cane. Sugar cane production in Puerto Rico began in the sixteenth century with the establishment of ...

Some content on our site is still in the process of restoration after our recent website redesign. We apologize for the inconvenience. View an archived snapshot of the previous site or contact the ...

Women served in the Civil War as nurses, spies, and vivandières. Explore these stories with students through a video clip and close examination of two dresses and a woman's uniform. This lesson plan ...

In this lesson plan students will examine primary sources to determine the level of threat caused by the buildup of Soviet nuclear missiles and weapons sites in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis ...