National Mall News

This July 4th, the Trust for the National Mall will co-host with the National Park Service and its partner Eastern National a tent with information, games, and other activities for families visiting the National Mall.

Each Fourth of July, the National Mall sparkles like a jewel. But by day it's clear, the nation's front yard - as it is known - is in need of some serious yard work, reports CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes .

As the founding fathers had suggested, Americans have celebrated the Fourth of July with some very spectacular fireworks.

Frederick Douglass' July 4 Challenge Answered by Obama's Election -- Politics Daily >> Posted By Eagle_Eye 2 hours, 58 minutes ago in Political News Martin Luther King Jr., in his famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech on the National Mall, memorably described the Declaration of Independence as a "promissory note" that had guaranteed freedom to ...

In celebration of America's 223rd birthday, thousands of visitors are heading into D.C. this weekend.

The extensive security measures put in place for the 4th of July celebration will close many streets in and around the the National Mall.

Plans to change or update the National Mall can gather years worth of dust before being put into play but there appears to be actual movement on better connecting the Mall to D.C. The National Capital Planning Commission, the federal governmenta s planning agency for the Washington area, put out a contract June 10 to study a transportation overhaul ...

Using various sizes of paintbrushes, Bean applies acrylic paint to a painting's textured surface.

Millions of people across the globe watched as two men set foot on another world for the first time July 20, 1969.

Under a hot sun, hundreds of artists and visitors on Wednesday weaved through venues featuring everything from barbershop stories to clog-making for the opening of the 43rd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall .

In 2009 Independence Day is on Saturday but area fireworks displays and celebrations are scheduled for the 4th, 5th, 11th and even June 28th! When planning your festivities be aware that not all 4th of July celebrations will present a fireworks display this year so be sure that the event you choose will be firing rockets! Some brave souls will reap ...

Longtime gay activist Cleve Jones said that he has received approval for an equality march and rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for Sunday, October 11, which is National Coming Out Day.

Anacostia Museum. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian. WASHINGTON, DC.- A free summer shuttle to transport visitors between the National Mall and the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum offers weekend service through Sept.

Albert Milner has been to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and he has seen many of the memorials and museums.

FBI sources claim Obama speech at concentration camp 'was too much for alleged shooter' A white supremacist who shot dead a security guard at Washington's Holocaust Museum had links to the British National Party.

The tragic shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum should not be used to fuel claims of victimhood or fears of antisemitism Elderly white supremacist James Von Brunn was on a mission to end his life in a blaze of glory.

Reese Witherspoon sprinting around The National Mall in Washington, DC today. The 33-year-old actress is filming her new movie How Do You Know which co-stars Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson and Paul Rudd.

Hundreds of Iranian Americans, shouting "Democracy" and "Where's my vote?" marched in Washington on Sunday to protest the election results in Iran.

Terence Blanchard. 1:00 PM It was immediately clear that the Rebirth Brass Band would be a tough act to follow.

Should the National Park Service be promoting Segway tours of an early 19th Century cotton plantation? NPS photo of the Kingsley Plantation.