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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who serves as the institution’s chancellor, has always emphasized procedure and avoided ...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Outside the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Pennsylvania and Pacific avenues, Benjamin Rojas, 32, described the pride he took in demolishing this 19th century ...
A marijuana dispensary will replace Atlantic City’s First Presbyterian Church, but its sandstone will find a new home at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.
Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850, Smithsonian Castle Collection, gift of Tom Rall, Arlington, ...
Built under the rule of Ludwig II, the grand palace complexes in Bavaria were among 26 new sites granted world heritage ...
It was a cold January afternoon 150 years ago this week. Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was working in his office on the second floor of the building commonly known ...
Sixty-five years after it first hit store shelves, the iconic, red-framed drawing toy continues to enchant kids, artists, and ...
Allies of President Donald Trump are pushing for a full investigation into the $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve ...
The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.
Celebrate gorgeous flowers at the Lotus and Water Lily Festival, check out music and cultural festivals, and enjoy animals ...
While critics cry foul over a $2.5 billion bill, the real story lies in the unseen layers beneath the Fed historic ...
When Clive of India was recently spotted in Wales Family holidays are invariably hard work for those with an archaeologist or historian in the family. There’s no basking in the sun with a book ...