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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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California family revives beloved Christmas tradition with surprise sleepover visit

California family revives beloved Christmas tradition with surprise sleepover visit

Seniors taking multiple medications may face unexpected health effects

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

Meet the American who wrote 'Jingle Bells,' James Lord Pierpont, dashing dreamer and scandalous rebel

LIFESTYLE December 15, 2023

Meet the American who wrote 'Jingle Bells,' James Lord Pierpont, dashing dreamer and scandalous rebel

James Lord Pierpont, a Boston native, penned the renowned holiday classic song "Jingle Bells" in the 1850s. The original song was more revealing than it appears today.

Meet the American who scripted 'A Christmas Story,' Jean Shepherd, big-city shock jock and cultural contrarian

LIFESTYLE December 8, 2023

Meet the American who scripted 'A Christmas Story,' Jean Shepherd, big-city shock jock and cultural contrarian

Beloved family-friendly movie "A Christmas Story" sprung from tales that New York City shock jock Jean Shepherd first shared on late-night radio and in Playboy magazine.

Meet the American who launched Cabbage Patch Kids, Xavier Roberts, dolls ignited Christmas shopping craze

LIFESTYLE December 1, 2023

Meet the American who launched Cabbage Patch Kids, Xavier Roberts, dolls ignited Christmas shopping craze

Xavier Roberts, an artist from rural Georgia, created Cabbage Patch Kids in the 1970s, which then caused a consumer frenzy during the Christmas shopping season in 1983.

Meet the American who made cranberries a Turkey Day tradition, Marcus Urann, farmer with can-do spirit

LIFESTYLE November 23, 2023

Meet the American who made cranberries a Turkey Day tradition, Marcus Urann, farmer with can-do spirit

Marcus L. Urann turned the hyper-local cranberry into a staple of the Thanksgiving dinner table when he pioneered a way to can the sauce and sell it around the nation.

Meet the American who gave the nation our Thanksgiving origin story: Pilgrim Edward Winslow

LIFESTYLE November 17, 2023

Meet the American who gave the nation our Thanksgiving origin story: Pilgrim Edward Winslow

Mayflower passenger Edward Winslow wrote the only contemporary account of the Pilgrims' first year in Plymouth, including the story of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.

Meet the American who founded the American Legion, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., privileged to fight and to serve

LIFESTYLE November 10, 2023

Meet the American who founded the American Legion, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., privileged to fight and to serve

Theodore Roosevelt Jr., oldest son of President Teddy Roosevelt, founded the American Legion after World War I; he received the Medal of Honor in World War II.

Meet the American who gave us Nashville hot chicken, Thornton Prince, man of many passions

LIFESTYLE October 20, 2023

Meet the American who gave us Nashville hot chicken, Thornton Prince, man of many passions

Thornton Prince was a legendary Nashville lothario who was served a plate of insanely hot fried chicken as revenge by a crossed lover. It's now known as Nashville hot chicken.

Meet the American who paved the way for the interstate, Gen. Lucius Clay, master planner, hero of two nations

LIFESTYLE October 6, 2023

Meet the American who paved the way for the interstate, Gen. Lucius Clay, master planner, hero of two nations

Gen. Lucius D. Clay was called by President Dwight Eisenhower to create a plan to build the Interstate Highway System, after a career of grand logistics achievements.

Meet the American who invented video games, Ralph Baer, a German Jew who fled Nazis, served US Army in WWII

LIFESTYLE September 29, 2023

Meet the American who invented video games, Ralph Baer, a German Jew who fled Nazis, served US Army in WWII

"Father of Video Games" Ralph Baer was born in Germany and fled the Nazis as a teenager on the eve of the Holocaust. He invented the first video game in 1967.

Meet the American who snapped the first selfie, Robert Cornelius, Philadelphia vanity photo futurist

LIFESTYLE September 22, 2023

Meet the American who snapped the first selfie, Robert Cornelius, Philadelphia vanity photo futurist

Robert Cornelius snapped the world's first selfie in Philadelphia in 1839, weeks after after the advent of photograph technology. It was a prelude to smartphone selfie phenomenon.

Meet the American who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, Francis Bellamy, found ally in nation's top teachers

LIFESTYLE September 15, 2023

Meet the American who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, Francis Bellamy, found ally in nation's top teachers

Francis J. Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892 and found a powerful ally in the patriotic National Education Association, which brought it to the American schoolroom. Here's his story.