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Meet the American who...

Meet the American Who...

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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Seniors taking multiple medications may face unexpected health effects

Millions affected as major airline ends advantage miles program on basic economy tickets

Millions affected as major airline ends advantage miles program on basic economy tickets

Cheeses that experts say are best and worst for heart health this holiday season

Cheeses that experts say are best and worst for heart health this holiday season

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2025 Most Memorable Sports Moments: December 26, 2025

Meet the American who created NASCAR: Bill France Sr., Daytona speed demon, racetrack pioneer

LIFESTYLE July 12, 2024

Meet the American who created NASCAR: Bill France Sr., Daytona speed demon, racetrack pioneer

Bill France Sr., the American who created NASCAR, did so 75 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1948, in Daytona Beach, Florida 鈥� and today it's the world's premier stock car racing circuit.

Meet the American who invented light beer

LIFESTYLE July 11, 2024

Meet the American who invented light beer

Joseph L. Owades, son of Jewish immigrants who escaped Europe before World War I, left an imprint on American culture that his family never envisioned: Owades invented light beer.

Meet the American who invented the electric guitar and inspired rock 'n' roll

LIFESTYLE July 10, 2024

Meet the American who invented the electric guitar and inspired rock 'n' roll

Adolph Rickenbacker, who immigrated to the U.S. from Switzerland as a child, invented the electric guitar in the 1930s, the instrument that inspired the rock 'n' roll phenomenon.

Meet the American who invented Buffalo wings, disrupted entire chicken industry

LIFESTYLE July 9, 2024

Meet the American who invented Buffalo wings, disrupted entire chicken industry

Buffalo wing inventor and Anchor Bar owner Teressa Bellissimo of New York inspired a delicious all-American bar-food phenomenon with her inspiration in 1964.

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

LIFESTYLE July 5, 2024

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

Danish immigrant Louis Lassen of New Haven, Connecticut, is cited as the inventor of the hamburger sandwich by the Library of Congress. Some sources dispute the claim; here's his story.

Meet the American who wrote 'America the Beautiful,' Katharine Lee Bates, professor-poet prayed for unity

LIFESTYLE June 28, 2024

Meet the American who wrote 'America the Beautiful,' Katharine Lee Bates, professor-poet prayed for unity

Massachusetts poet Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful" after seeing the landscape from the top of Pike's Peak. Her patriotic anthem is a prayer for national unity.

Meet the American who created highway rest areas, Allan Williams, small-town engineer

Meet the American Who... June 21, 2024

Meet the American who created highway rest areas, Allan Williams, small-town engineer

Allan Williams, a highway engineer in Ionia County, Michigan, created the first roadside rest area in 1929. His simple idea became an American phenomenon.

Meet the American who stitched the Stars & Stripes, Betsy Ross, reputed wartime seductress

Meet the American Who... June 14, 2024

Meet the American who stitched the Stars & Stripes, Betsy Ross, reputed wartime seductress

Betsy Ross is credited with creating the first Stars & Stripes American flag. Her real contributions to the American Revolution are perhaps much more dramatic than the flagmaking legend.

Meet the American who 'won the war for us': Andrew Jackson Higgins, World War II New Orleans boatbuilder

LIFESTYLE June 7, 2024

Meet the American who 'won the war for us': Andrew Jackson Higgins, World War II New Orleans boatbuilder

Andrew Jackson Higgins, native of Nebraska, designed and built in New Orleans the famous amphibious landing craft used by the U.S. and Allies to fight and win World War II.

Meet the American who invented windshield wipers, Mary Anderson, Alabama entrepreneur

Meet the American Who... May 31, 2024

Meet the American who invented windshield wipers, Mary Anderson, Alabama entrepreneur

Mary Anderson was born in Alabama months after the tragedy of the Civil War. She helped her state rebuild, then went on to create windshield wipers 鈥� long before auto titans realized the potential.

Meet the American who cooked up ketchup, Dr. James Mease, patriot with passion for 'love apples'

Meet the American Who... May 24, 2024

Meet the American who cooked up ketchup, Dr. James Mease, patriot with passion for 'love apples'

Dr. James Mease was a Philadelphia intellectual born to a veteran of the American Revolution. In 1812, he published the first recipe for ketchup, a signature taste of America.