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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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Santa with CCW gets pulled over, tells Ohio deputy 'you got to protect yourself' during festive traffic stop

Santa with CCW gets pulled over, tells Ohio deputy 'you got to protect yourself' during festive traffic stop

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

Meet the American who patented the drinking straw, Marvin Stone, Civil War veteran and mint julep enthusiast

LIFESTYLE September 8, 2023

Meet the American who patented the drinking straw, Marvin Stone, Civil War veteran and mint julep enthusiast

Marvin Stone, a Civil War veteran who survived combat wounds, patented the paper drinking straw in 1888. His invention has enjoyed a rebirth in the 21st century.

Meet the American who brought Barbie to life, Ruth Handler, fierce testament to girl power

LIFESTYLE August 25, 2023

Meet the American who brought Barbie to life, Ruth Handler, fierce testament to girl power

Meet Ruth Handler, the American who co-founded toy-industry giant Mattel; she was also the creator of Barbie, introduced at the International Toy Fair in New York in 1959.

Meet the American who was revered as the 'patron saint' until he was canceled: Lenni Lenape chief Tammany

LIFESTYLE June 23, 2023

Meet the American who was revered as the 'patron saint' until he was canceled: Lenni Lenape chief Tammany

Lenni Lenape chief Tamanend, better known as King Tammany, was celebrated as the "Patron Saint of America" and honored by Americans for 200 years 鈥� until he was canceled.

Meet the American who founded Father's Day, Sonora Smart Dodd, daughter of Civil War veteran and devoted dad

LIFESTYLE June 16, 2023

Meet the American who founded Father's Day, Sonora Smart Dodd, daughter of Civil War veteran and devoted dad

Sonora Smart Dodd, the daughter of a twice-widowed Civil War veteran dad, was inspired by his example to found the first Father's Day in Spokane, Washington.

Meet the American who earned the Medal of Honor and was MIA in Korea for 73 years, Cpl. Luther Herschel Story

LIFESTYLE May 26, 2023

Meet the American who earned the Medal of Honor and was MIA in Korea for 73 years, Cpl. Luther Herschel Story

Cpl. Luther Herschel Story earned the Medal of Honor in the Korean War in 1950 but had been missing in action for 73 years. He returns to a hero's welcome this week.

Meet the American who unlocked the science of gender, Nettie Stevens, female research pioneer

LIFESTYLE May 19, 2023

Meet the American who unlocked the science of gender, Nettie Stevens, female research pioneer

Nettie Stevens was a pioneer of genetics research, proving that sexual identity was a hereditary trait passed through chromosomes 鈥� and not determined by environment.

Meet the American who made Easter sweeter, legendary chocolate bunny salesman Robert Lincoln Strohecker

LIFESTYLE April 7, 2023

Meet the American who made Easter sweeter, legendary chocolate bunny salesman Robert Lincoln Strohecker

Robert Strohecker, a confection salesman from Pennsylvania, is dubbed "Father of the Chocolate Easter Bunny" for popularizing German tradition in United States.

Meet the American who is the 'true father of baseball,' New York City physician Daniel 'Doc' Adams

LIFESTYLE March 31, 2023

Meet the American who is the 'true father of baseball,' New York City physician Daniel 'Doc' Adams

Meet the American who is called the "true father of baseball," Daniel "Doc" Adams, a New York City physician who made major contributions to the sport at all levels in the mid-1800s.

Meet the American who designed the Empire State Building, New York City native architect William F. Lamb

LIFESTYLE March 17, 2023

Meet the American who designed the Empire State Building, New York City native architect William F. Lamb

William F. Lamb was a New York City native architect charged during the Great Depression with designing the tallest building in the world. It proved an incredible success.

Meet the American who fought and bled at the Alamo but lived to tell its heroic tale: Slave Joe

LIFESTYLE February 17, 2023

Meet the American who fought and bled at the Alamo but lived to tell its heroic tale: Slave Joe

The heroic history of the Alamo was handed down to Americans by an enslaved man named Joe. He fought and bled in the Battle of the Alamo but miraculously lived to tell about it.

Meet the American who invented the zipper, one of the world's most useful devices: Whitcomb Judson

LIFESTYLE February 10, 2023

Meet the American who invented the zipper, one of the world's most useful devices: Whitcomb Judson

Whitcomb Judson of Chicago invented the clasp-locker in 1893, now known today as the zipper. It revolutionized fashion and is now one of the most common devices in the world.