This video explores the early lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright, highlighting how their upbringing and shared curiosity led them to groundbreaking innovations in flight. From their childhood in Ohio to their passion for science and...

In this video, students will learn about the early years of Wilbur and Orville Wright, their journey to inventing the first practical aircraft, and their impact on the world. They will explore the challenges the Wright brothers faced,...

Boxing gloves that Joe Louis wore for his first fight against German heavyweight Max Shmeling in 1936 ended up in Windsor.Here's the story of how that happened, and why the owner is donating them to the Smithsonian Institution.The report...

Washington monument and Post office tower

People holding home made kites mill about the National Mall at the first annual Smithsonian Kite Carnival / CU array of kites all shapes and sizes / men and boys running along with kites trying to make them fly / man gets tangled in kite...

Long Shot, tour groups continue to visit the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian as it remains closed during a federal government shutdown on the National Mall October 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Smithsonian institutions...

Mid Shot, visitors take pictures with a stuffed giant panda at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. Washington, DC. October 18, 2013. National Zoo and Friends of the National Zoo staff will gather at the Connecticut Ave....

Long Shot, an Asian elephant is seen at the Elephant Outpost at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. Washington, DC. October 18, 2013. National Zoo and Friends of the National Zoo staff will gather at the Connecticut Ave....

Long Shot, visitors pass by the Elephant Outpost at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. Washington, DC. October 18, 2013. National Zoo and Friends of the National Zoo staff will gather at the Connecticut Ave. pedestrian gate to...

Mid Shot, zoo staff Larry Howard greets visitors at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. Washington, DC. October 18, 2013. National Zoo and Friends of the National Zoo staff will gather at the Connecticut Ave. pedestrian gate to...

Washington DC sunrise time lapse

Tidal Basin and Washington Monument

Long Shot, an African lioness is seen in the Great Cats exhibit area at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. Washington, DC. October 18, 2013.National Zoo and Friends of the National Zoo staff will gather at the Connecticut Ave....

Mid Shot, zoo staff Larry Howard greets visitors at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. Washington, DC. October 18, 2013. National Zoo and Friends of the National Zoo staff will gather at the Connecticut Ave. pedestrian gate to...

Washington Monument / American Revolution Bicentennial Signage / Capital Building / Panorama of Mall / Washingtom Mall Preparing For Bicentennial on April 01, 1976 in Washington, District of Columbia (Footage by Getty Images)

Grandmaster Flash on the development of the drum break in Hip Hop and his contributions to Hip Hop mixing techniques mixing technology at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the...

Atmosphere at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the Smithsonian Institution at Hilton New York in New York, New York on February 28, 2006. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Afrika Bambaataa on what is the truth of hip hop, the culture joining the Smithsonian and historical figures in the founding of hip hop at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the...

Items donated to the Smithsonian at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the Smithsonian Institution at Hilton New York in New York, New York on February 28, 2006. (Footage by...

Fab 5 Freddy and Crazy Legs at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the Smithsonian Institution at Hilton New York in New York, New York on February 28, 2006. (Footage by WireImage...

Ice-T on his rock band, Body Count, the controversy his 'Cop Killer' record started and the ghetto sentiment it represented and his pleasure with hip hop being in the Smithsonian at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes,...

Items donated to the Smithsonian at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the Smithsonian Institution at Hilton New York in New York, New York on February 28, 2006. (Footage by...

Items donated to the Smithsonian at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the Smithsonian Institution at Hilton New York in New York, New York on February 28, 2006. (Footage by...

Atmosphere at the Launch of 'Hip-Hop Wont Stop The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life Collection Initiative' for the Smithsonian Institution at Hilton New York in New York, New York on February 28, 2006. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)