Clare Lombardo

From cockpit to catwalk with aviation icon Amelia Earhart

Clare Lombardo

Amelia Earhart was famous as an early aviatrix. Her flight suit is part of a bigger story about the history of American fashion and celebrity.

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Paramount says it will pause its Warner acquisition while legal challenges play out

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A dozen states and the Writers Guild of America had challenged the merger.

Behind Amelia Earhart's flight suit, a story of American fashion and celebrity

Clare Lombardo

Amelia Earhart was famous as an early aviatrix. Her flight suit is part of a bigger story about the history of American fashion and celebrity.

How a tiny fleck of gold changed American history

Clare Lombardo

The Gold Rush lured hundreds of thousands of people to California and changed American history. It all started with a tiny gold flake.

How FDR's voice guided Americans through some of America's most challenging years

Clare Lombardo

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's voice was piped directly into American living rooms during the 1930s and '40s. The NBC microphone he used is on display at the Smithsonian.

A small mahogany desk with a 250-year history

Clare Lombardo

Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a small, portable desk 250 years ago. Today, it's on display in the Smithsonian.

The cast and crew of One Battle After Another accept the Academy Award for best picture at the 2026 Oscars.

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'One Battle After Another' takes best picture. Here's the full list of Oscar winners

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Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley won best actor and best actress. Paul Thomas Anderson received best director. Cassandra Kulukundis won the Academy's first ever casting award.