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Sports: Daytona 500
It’s the Super Bowl of stock car racing, and it’s run each year just a few weeks following that game, the biggest event in...
Read MoreSong: “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
In the early 1950s, country music had just begun to make its presence felt outside of the Deep South. Perhaps no one did more to advance...
Read MoreSong: "Your Cheatin' Heart"
In the early 1950s, country music had just begun to make its presence felt outside of the Deep South. Perhaps no one did more to advance...
Read MoreArchitecture: The Brooklyn Bridge
It takes an abundance of confidence to decide to build a suspension bridge that’s fifty percent longer than the longest one in...
Read MoreActress: Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck had a long career in films, then followed that with success in television. She made an amazing 85 movies in 38 years, then...
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Singer: Carrie Underwood
One of the cool things about watching Carrie Underwood rise to the highest heights of the country music industry is that those of us who...
Read MoreMusic: Billboard Milestones
No explanation needed here, except to say that these accomplishments relate to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, created in 1958, and the...
Read MoreAmericana: Hollywood Walk of Fame
It stretches for 15 blocks along Hollywood Boulevard, and three blocks of Vine Street. That’s 1.7 miles total, featuring more than...
Read MoreTravel: Hilton Head
This part of the Southern coast is beautiful, historic, and sometimes, exclusive. With Charleston (Great American Things, June 7, 2009) 95...
Read MoreDirector: John Huston
With the ease of editing using today’s technologies, it’s not unusual for directors to shoot a lot of scenes, a lot of takes...
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