Jackie Robinson was the cover photo of Time Magazine 75 years ago today.
Jackie Robinson on the cover of Time Magazine
His rookie appearance earlier on April 15, 1947 began the integration of Major League Baseball.
Player #42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers would end that year with the Rookie of the Year award. From today it…
September includes Homeschool Day at many museums.
But you can plan your own family visit with these top 5 free exhibits for your kids.
James McNeil Whistler's Peacock Room
•"The Peacock Room" at the Freer Gallery of Art. Recently reopened, this room is a stunning example of James McNeil Whistler's work.
•"America's Presidents" at the National…
It's been 4 years and 3 months since we last visited Mount Vernon.
We last went for free on Presidents Day.
The problem with free is that all the other freeloaders like us showing up. It clogs the place up. Full parking lots, long lines, and winter weather stole some of the fun from the…
I hung the American flag on the front porch as soon as I got up this morning. Holidays always start out promising, before restlessness sets in with the kids out of their normal routines. If you feel the same way, download our free printables to give the kids something to do.
Visiting Arlington National Cemetery…
Fifty-seven years after President Abraham Lincoln’s death, the nation dedicated a national memorial to him.
The Lincoln Memorial joined the Washington Monument on the National Mall in the most prominent space.
On April 22, 1979, the National Academy of Sciences dedicated a twelve-foot tall, four-ton statue of Albert Einstein in Washington, DC.
They created the statue in recognition of his exalted place among scientists. The sculptor, Robert Berks, produced portraits of over 300 famous people including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, and Ernest Hemingway.…
This new exhibition "Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue" reminds us that it's always the cover-up that gets you.
A political crime was committed at the Watergate. The President's aides tried to cover it up. It brought down the President of the United States of America.
Fifty years later, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery opens this show…
Are science and religion at war?
Arlington National Cemetery contains thousands of unidentified graves. The most famous of which is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, visited by millions every year.
But just behind the tomb and its amphitheater you can find another memorial to obscure soldiers- those of the U.S.S. Maine.
On this day in 1898, the battleship exploded off…
Inky fingers and a gifted mind changed the world. Not through a financial success, but a spiritual one. A culture changing force.