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Actor: Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner is the greatest sports movie actor of all time. Now, that in itself may not be enough to secure a place on a list like this....
Read MoreMusic: Tommy Dorsey
America has produced some great American pop and rock performers. I’ve paid tribute to some of them here: Tom Petty, The Rascals,...
Read MoreHoliday: July 4th Fireworks
They can be spectacular. In New York City, they exploded more than 22 tons of pyrotechnics a couple of years ago. Or they can be modest, a...
Read MoreSong: “God Bless America”
Hard to believe, but “God Bless America” languished unsung and unknown for its first twenty years. The great Irving Berlin...
Read MoreAmericana: USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”)
Commissioned in 1797 and named by George Washington, the Constitution earned her nickname “Old Ironsides” during the War of...
Read MoreActress: Doris Day
Here’s a fact that may surprise you. I admit, I was completely shocked: Doris Day is the number one female box office star of all...
Read MoreAmericana: Duct Tape
What holds America together? Is it our shared history? Our common sense of purpose, of what it means to be Americans? Is it the founding...
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Film: Movies of 1962
I have to acknowledge up front that the highest-grossing film of the year was also the Academy Award winner: Lawrence of Arabia. A British...
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Person: Willis Carrier
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Willis who?” When the roll of great American inventors is called, you usually hear the...
Read MoreFilm Studio: Pixar
Hard to imagine how many films 20th Century Fox has made. Or MGM. Or Universal, Columbia, Paramount. But we know how many Pixar has made....
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