America's Barbecue Obsession America loves to barbecue and it does barbecue unique from coast to coast. {{6/15/2022}} Firing up the Grill from Coast to Coast Make no bones about it: Americans love their barbecue (often abbreviated as BBQ). It is estimated that roughly 75% of adults in the U.S. own a...
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Lou Gehrig was The New York Yankees’ “Iron Horse” Lou Gehrig was known as a tough and durable star of the New York Yankees. {{6/15/2022}} Talent and Hard Work Lead to Success Lou Gehrig was born in New York City on June 19, 1903. His parents Heinrich and Christina were immigrants from Germany who ha...
America's story carved in Mount Rushmore Four Presidents, One Giant Rock Over three million visitors come to the Black Hills of South Dakota each year. Why come to such a desolate and out-of-way place, you may ask? Once you observe the majesty of the faces of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roose...
Uncle Sam Stirs the Fervor of American Patriotism Find out more about how "Uncle Sam" was born. {{May 22, 2022}} Uncle Sam is an iconic personage that is closely associated with the United States. The recruitment poster created by James Montgomery Flagg (featured above) is clearly the most famous im...
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The Day the Music Died Learn about the tragic events of the Day the Music Died. {{May 22, 2022} A Tragedy in American Music On a dark and frigid night along a runway that runs through farmland in Clear Lake, Iowa, a group of men gather by a waiting airplane. Silence and the pinpoint lights of snow s...