Seventy-five years ago, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana. No trace of its crew and passengers, including a pregnant mother and her young son, has ever been ...

the United States dropped its neutral stance and joined the fight in April 1917. ByK. M. Kostyal 25 min read This story appears in the March/April issue of National Geographic History magazine.

After initially prosecuting those who tried to overthrow an election, Presidents Grant and Hayes backed down—with ...

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thomas Edison liked ... says Carla Hayden, the U.S. librarian of Congress. The library keeps archives of many of America ...

As the U.S. election cycle kicked into high gear, designers were once again there to opine on him and the rest of the political world. “We’re still on the wave of using magazine covers as ...

It's our 150th anniversary, and we plan to celebrate all year long — by bringing the Smithsonian home to you In the patriotic fervor of World War I, Arthur Mole commanded thousands of troops to ...