On November 15, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. The president had personally lobbied for a memorial honoring Thomas Jefferson and […]

On November 15, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. The president had personally lobbied for a memorial honoring Thomas Jefferson and […]

On November 15, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. The president had personally lobbied for a memorial honoring Thomas Jefferson and […]

On August 10, 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was chartered by Congress after James Smithson, a British scientist, willed the United States $500,000 for “an establishment for the increase and diffusion […]

On August 10, 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was chartered by Congress after James Smithson, a British scientist, willed the United States $500,000 for “an establishment for the increase and diffusion […]

On August 10, 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was chartered by Congress after James Smithson, a British scientist, willed the United States $500,000 for “an establishment for the increase and diffusion […]