The government shutdown could reach the longest-ever by Election Day. How long have the longest shutdowns lasted? Reasons?

Presents a timeline of American history from 1500 to the current decade, with images from the collections and exhibitions of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution.

We are in the second longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and with the next Senate vote to reopen the government unclear, the 2025 shutdown would become the longest shutdown ever should it ...