Today: November 10, 2024
Today: November 10, 2024

Latest From Jon Grinspan, Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution

Technology|US

How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War

The most politically divided time in US democracy coincided with a boom in new communications technologies, confrontational political influencers and widespread disinformation. It wasn’t 2024.

How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Signs, props and light-up wristbands − the 2024 political conventions find a home in the Smithsonian collections

The Whigs started holding political conventions in the 1830s − and historians from the Smithsonian who visited the GOP and Democratic conventions this year found the tradition is still very vibrant.

Signs, props and light-up wristbands − the 2024 political conventions find a home in the Smithsonian collections

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