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Meet the American who invented the hard hat, a proud symbol of our nation's working class

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Meet the American who invented the hard hat, a proud symbol of our nation's working class

Meet the American who reported the first sensational UFO encounters, Puritan leader John Winthrop

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Meet the American who reported the first sensational UFO encounters, Puritan leader John Winthrop

Meet the American who conjured up 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow': Washington Irving, first US celebrity author

Meet the American who conjured up 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow': Washington Irving, first US celebrity author

Meet the American who made us flip for hamburgers, Louis Lassen, Danish immigrant street-wagon cook

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Meet the American who made us flip for hamburgers, Louis Lassen, Danish immigrant street-wagon cook

Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler

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Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler

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Biden nearly invisible in own Christmas family photo as Hunter takes center stage

Biden nearly invisible in own Christmas family photo as Hunter takes center stage

6 classic Christmas side dishes that have disappeared from American tables

6 classic Christmas side dishes that have disappeared from American tables

Widely prescribed opioid shows minimal pain relief and higher heart risk, study finds

Widely prescribed opioid shows minimal pain relief and higher heart risk, study finds

World鈥檚 largest nativity scene towers over city with record-breaking holy figures

World鈥檚 largest nativity scene towers over city with record-breaking holy figures

Meet the American who designed the modern sneaker and co-founded Nike: Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman

LIFESTYLE September 16, 2022

Meet the American who designed the modern sneaker and co-founded Nike: Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman

Legendary track coach and part-time shoe designer Bill Bowerman built a University of Oregon dynasty, served in World War II, popularized jogging in the 1970s and co-founded Nike.

Meet the American who shaped modern football: Walter Camp, pigskin pioneer

LIFESTYLE September 9, 2022

Meet the American who shaped modern football: Walter Camp, pigskin pioneer

Walter Camp earned the title "father of football" for his role in shaping the game that dominates America's sports landscape today. He was a player and coach at Yale.

Meet the American who founded the Grand Ole Opry: 'Remarkable visionary' George D. Hay

LIFESTYLE September 2, 2022

Meet the American who founded the Grand Ole Opry: 'Remarkable visionary' George D. Hay

Nashville broadcaster George D. Hay created the Grand Ole Opry in 1927, popularizing the performances of small-town musicians who rose from the hills and hollers of America's heartland.

Meet the American who wrote 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ': Union general Lew Wallace

LIFESTYLE August 26, 2022

Meet the American who wrote 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ': Union general Lew Wallace

Meet Union General Lewis Wallace, who wrote the redemption story "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" while pursuing his own redemption story after he was unfairly blamed for a Civil War battlefield loss.

Meet the American who founded pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the nation

LIFESTYLE August 19, 2022

Meet the American who founded pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the nation

Meet the American who created pickleball with friends 鈥� a sport that is becoming vastly popular in America. Joel Pritchard of Washington state invented the game in 1965 to entertain his kids.

Meet the American who created the nation's first sports bar in St. Louis: World War II veteran Jimmy Palermo

LIFESTYLE August 12, 2022

Meet the American who created the nation's first sports bar in St. Louis: World War II veteran Jimmy Palermo

Palermo's Tavern is considered the first sports bar in America. It was located outside St. Louis' Major League Baseball arena, boasted local beer, casual food and sports on TV.

Meet the American who wrote 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'

Meet the American Who... July 2, 2022

Meet the American who wrote 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'

Julia Ward Howe gave America some of the most inspirational words ever. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" inspired Union soldiers to march to their death to liberate slaves.

Meet the American who invented the motor home

LIFESTYLE June 18, 2022

Meet the American who invented the motor home

Roland R. Conklin, a NYC financier, introduced the motor home, outwitting Henry Ford and other industry titans to tame America's wild roads of the early 20th century.

Meet the American who invented the 'clean, wholesome' corn dog

LIFESTYLE June 10, 2022

Meet the American who invented the 'clean, wholesome' corn dog

Stanley S. Jenkins of Buffalo, N.Y. patented an appliance in 1929 that allowed him to skewer battered foods such as hot dogs 鈥� and fry them in oil.

Meet the American who invented the donut

LIFESTYLE June 3, 2022

Meet the American who invented the donut

Maine mariner Captain Hanson Gregory (1832-1921) invented the donut as a teen 鈥� an innovation that gave us the deep-fried, delicious treat we know today.

Meet the American who honors the memory of 200,000 fallen war heroes

LIFESTYLE May 28, 2022

Meet the American who honors the memory of 200,000 fallen war heroes

91爆料 Digital spoke to Robert Dalessandro of the American Battle Monuments Commission; this group honors the memory of 200,000 men and women killed in wars overseas or missing in action.