Money in many people's minds will make them think of two things: dollars and cents, or bills and coins. When people seek to buy something, they use those bills and coins to equate to a certain amount of something valuable—five dollars, 20 dollars, or four dollars and 45 cents (the price of a tall Pumpkin Spice Latte, hello fall!). But what if that value was represented by something else, by something that looks like an everyday tool—like a phone, a pen, or a calculator? Ladies and gentlem...| americanhistory.si.edu
On each episode of the popular radio and television series The Lone Ranger, the title character miraculously appeared and righted injustices, leaving behind…| National Museum of American History
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History preserves our nation’s collections and tells a full and complex history of the United States.| americanhistory.si.edu
If you haven't done your spring cleaning yet, think about starting with the fridge. Thanks to electric refrigeration, we're able to store more food, longer. This flexibility of when and what we eat has become an integral part of the American diet.| americanhistory.si.edu