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Film: Casablanca
“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” It’s the movie that made Humphrey...
Read MoreHoliday: Conversation Hearts
The primary manufacturer of conversation hearts in America, the NECCO candy company, makes more than 8 billion of them each year....
Read MoreTravel: Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch
A dude ranch experience isn’t everyone’s idea of a great vacation. But if you love horses, nature, and the West, it could be...
Read MoreSinger: Hank Williams
I have to confess, I had no idea that Hank Williams died at the age of 29. His music was so fully developed, his influence so...
Read MoreSong: "Unforgettable"
This is one of the greatest songs from the Great American Songbook. Nelson Riddle arranged it, and Nat King Cole (Great American Things,...
Read MoreSports: 1980 USA Hockey Team
Grown men cried. Strangers embraced. Groups all around the country spontaneously joined to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” and...
Read MoreAmericana: Boy Scouts of America
I was a Cub Scout back in my hometown of Newport News, Va., and Mrs. Ranny Leake was my den mother. My memories of scouting are sketchy; we...
Read MoreAmericana: Mayo Clinic
Today, “Mayo Clinic” is synonymous with medical excellence. U.S. News and World Report ranks it the number two hospital in the...
Read MoreFood: Fritos Corn Chips
Imagine going into a grocery store before the era of convenience foods. You’d see fresh produce, barrels of penny candy, some canned...
Read MoreThe Arts: Jasper Johns
Abstract expressionism dominated the American art scene in the early fifties, a style Jasper Johns never identified with. He went in...
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