A monument to the 179 Britons who died in the Iraq war and its aftermath was re-dedicated Thursday at the National Memorial Arboretum, ...
11 rare Siberian tigers die from malnutrition at cash-strapped Chinese zoo, report says Eleven rare Siberian tigers kept in small cages and fed ...
In this March 8, 2010 photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution, a silk shawl belonging to Harriet Tubman that was a gift from Queen Victoria, c. 1897 is seen at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (AP ...
Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman collection for national black history museum Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the National Mall. On Wednesday, historian ...
Map shows area of Fla., Everglades owned by U.S. Sugar Corp. Copyright 2010 AP News
Florida governor fights to keep Everglades restoration on track amid tight US Senate race A key part of Gov. Charlie Crist's political legacy is his grand plan to revive the dying Florida Everglades. But the Republican's vision to restore the Everglades by ...
Rarely seen Italian Renaissance painting will be on view at Milwaukee Art Museum Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last United States' appearance likely for many years at ...
DC Holocaust museum, open since 1993, now says it has had 30 million visitors The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says 30 million visitors have now come through its doors. The museum said Wednesday that the milestone was passed this week. The ...
FILE - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows Saint Catherine's Monastery, founded by the Emperor St. Justinian the Great in 527, at the foot of Mount Sinai in Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt. The monastery is Greek Orthodox and is a UNESCO ...
U.S Vice President Joseph Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden are seen after visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Copyright 2010 AP News
NEW YORK - MARCH 09: Artist Marina Abramovic (in red) performs during the "Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present" exhibition opening night party at The Museum of Modern Art on March 9, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty ...
First lady Michelle Obama shows her mother Marian Robinson (L) the inaugural gown she wore to the inaugural balls and is now on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2010. Continuing the long tradition ...
