TIP YOUR SAFETY CAP LIFESTYLE Meet the American who invented the hard hat, a proud symbol of our nation's working class
... LIFESTYLE Meet the American who reported the first sensational UFO encounters, Puritan leader John Winthrop
LIFESTYLE Meet the American who conjured up 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow': Washington Irving, first US celebrity author
... LIFESTYLE Meet the American who made us flip for hamburgers, Louis Lassen, Danish immigrant street-wagon cook
... LIFESTYLE Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler
LIFESTYLE January 20, 2023 Meet the American who first recorded the blues, nation's original pop diva Mamie Smith Vaudeville performer Mamie Smith recorded "Crazy Blues" in 1920, widely regarded as the first recorded blues hit. The success of American blues inspired rock 'n' roll.
LIFESTYLE January 13, 2023 Meet the American who invented Band-Aids: cotton buyer and devoted husband Earle Dickson Earle Dickson invented the Band-Aid in 1921. A cotton buyer for Johnson & Johnson, he was inspired to create the new product to treat's wife household wounds.
LIFESTYLE December 30, 2022 Meet the American who saved the Champagne industry: Missouri scientist Charles Valentine Riley Charles Valentine Riley was a Missouri scientist credited with saving the French wine industry from an invasive pest called phylloxera by grafting French vines to American roots.
LIFESTYLE December 16, 2022 Meet the American who planted the first Christmas tree farm: New Jersey entrepreneur W. V. McGalliard William V. McGalliard planted America's first Christmas tree farm in White Horse, New Jersey, in 1901. He helped fuel the nation's 20th-century surge in having Christmas trees at home.
LIFESTYLE December 9, 2022 Meet the American who created the first department-store Santa: immigrant entrepreneur James Edgar James Edgar is recognized by the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame as the first department-store Santa, greeting guests in a custom-made suit for the first time in 1890.
LIFESTYLE November 11, 2022 Meet the American who inspired the nation in two world wars: Christian soldier Sgt. Alvin York Christian soldier Sergeant Alvin York inspired Americans and the most hardened military men of Europe with his incredible exploits in World War I. He also inspired the WWII generation.
LIFESTYLE November 4, 2022 Meet the American who first commanded the Marines: Revolutionary War hero Samuel Nicholas Major Samuel Nicholas was the first captain of the Marines and in 1776 led his men on a daring raid on the Bahamas, establishing the Marines as a formidable fighting force.
LIFESTYLE October 21, 2022 Meet the American who made us flip for fast food: White Castle founder Billy Ingram Billy Ingram invested $700 in a Wichita, Kansas, burger joint in 1921 and helped inspire a global food phenomenon. Americans are expected to spend $330 billion on fast food in 2022.
LIFESTYLE October 14, 2022 Meet the American who invented the crash test dummy, a life-saving innovation Born in Cleveland and raised in California, Samuel W. Alderson helped make highways safer in America and worldwide by creating the crash test dummy — an invention that has saved thousands of lives,
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.
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.