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Song: "I Can't Make You Love Me"
“I Can’t Make You Love Me” is a virtually perfect song. It combines incredibly powerful lyrics with an arrangement that...
Read MoreHistory: The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
In the twentieth century, Stalin killed some 20 million people, Mao killed even more – at least 50 million. As evil as these men...
Read MoreAmericana: Cafeterias
My first experience with a cafeteria came as a kid, when my family went to the cafeteria at the Natural Bridge Hotel. I can still hear my...
Read MoreSports: Joe DiMaggio
When Giuseppe and Rosalia DiMaggio were processed at Ellis Island near the turn of the century, they expected they’d raise a new...
Read MoreFood: Life Savers
Pep-O-Mint Life Savers came first, back in 1912. The second flavor introduced was Wint-O-Green. The best flavor ever, Butter Rum, came out...
Read MoreTravel: Venice Beach
Technically, Venice Beach is…a beach. It has the Pacific Ocean, three miles of sand, and palm trees. But in reality, the beach is a...
Read MoreTV Network: Turner Classic Movies
This is only the second television network to be selected for this list, after ESPN. But it’s one of the most valuable on the dial,...
Read MoreAmericana: Hubble Space Telescope
Remember all the hoopla back in April, 1990 when the Hubble Space Telescope was launched from the space shuttle? Yeah, I don’t...
Read MoreActor: Tom Selleck
Yes, I know, ladies – he’s pretty easy to look at. That alone was probably enough to get Tom Selleck the Magnum, P.I. gig. But...
Read MoreKid Stuff: The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew
The front covers will tell you the Hardy Boys books are written by Franklin W. Dixon and Nancy Drew is written by Carolyn Keene. No and no....
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