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Song: "What a Wonderful World"
This Louis Armstrong song, which has become iconic in its usage in movies and TV shows, sold fewer than 1,000 copies in the U.S. when it...
Read MoreFood: Philly Cheesesteak
Hard as it is to believe, the original cheesesteak from Philadelphia was missing what you might consider a key ingredient – cheese....
Read MorePerson: Helen Keller
I’m sure you know the story of Helen Keller’s childhood, captured without much embellishment in The Miracle Worker. The victim...
Read MoreThe Arts: O. Winston Link
Probably not a name you’re familiar with. But if you’ve seen his photography, you know what magic the man could work with a...
Read MoreTV Show: The Honeymooners
Ralph and Alice Kramden. Ed and Trixie Norton. A one-room set with a fire escape. Ed drives a bus, Ralph works in the sewers, and both...
Read MoreFilm: A Few Good Men
I’m a big fan of Aaron Sorkin’s writing. (You’ll eventually see a couple of his TV series in this list.) And A Few Good...
Read MoreSinger: Ella Fitzgerald
What would you call the most popular female jazz singer over a period of 50 years? Who won 13 Grammys and sold more than 40 million albums?...
Read MoreAmericana: Gettysburg
“The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.” President Abraham...
Read MoreAmericana: Calvin and Hobbes
Calvin and Hobbes ran daily for fourteen years. It was syndicated in more than 2,400 newspapers. It sold more than 30 million anthology...
Read MoreActor: Bob Hope
No one has ever done as much to entertain our troops overseas as Bob Hope did. It began normally enough, when Bob was one of many Hollywood...
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