The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

View a sample of the Latino and Latin American music resources in the Smithsonian's collections.

Portraits and other images of military and civilian leaders and personalities of the period. See the exhibition Gen. John J. Pershing and World War I, 1917-1918 on view at the Smithsonian's National ...

Native peoples moved in and out of the area that was to become Yellowstone National Park for ceremonies, hunting, and the medicines, minerals, and plants found there. Yellowstone was established as ...

In 1960, Kennedy, then a senator from Massachusetts, defeated opponent Richard Nixon to become the 35th and youngest elected president. The country was entranced by his charisma, his stylish wife, ...