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Oct 18, 2024
Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783, just 18 months after his namesake George Washington led America to independence with victory over the British at Yorktown.
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Oct 7, 2024
Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using language to establish a new national identity.
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Sep 21, 2024
Gridiron goliath and Yale star Pudge Heffelfinger was later paid $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association in 1892, becoming the first professional football player.
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Sep 19, 2024
William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in...
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Aug 29, 2024
Artist and World War II combat pilot Fredric Arnold famously invented the collapsible beach chair, but his most important work was a monumental tribute to American war heroes.
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Aug 17, 2024
Meet the American who is "the father of the modern submarine." The first U.S. and British submarines, the USS Holland and HMS Holland, were the designs of John Philip Holland.
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Jul 11, 2024
Buffalo wing inventor and Anchor Bar owner Teressa Bellissimo of New York inspired a delicious all-American bar-food phenomenon with her inspiration in 1964.
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Jul 9, 2024
Danish immigrant Louis Lassen of New Haven, Connecticut, is cited as the inventor of the hamburger sandwich by the Library of Congress. Some sources dispute the claim; here's his...
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Apr 1, 2024
The United States launched a massive invasion of the Japanese home island of Okinawa, with an initial landing of 60,000 soldiers and marines, on this day in history, April...
Oct 18, 2024Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783, just 18 months after his namesake George Washington led America to independence with victory over the British at Yorktown.
Oct 7, 2024Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using language to establish a new national identity.
Sep 21, 2024Gridiron goliath and Yale star Pudge Heffelfinger was later paid $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association in 1892, becoming the first professional football player.
Sep 19, 2024William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in...
Aug 29, 2024Artist and World War II combat pilot Fredric Arnold famously invented the collapsible beach chair, but his most important work was a monumental tribute to American war heroes.
Aug 17, 2024Meet the American who is "the father of the modern submarine." The first U.S. and British submarines, the USS Holland and HMS Holland, were the designs of John Philip Holland.
Jul 11, 2024Buffalo wing inventor and Anchor Bar owner Teressa Bellissimo of New York inspired a delicious all-American bar-food phenomenon with her inspiration in 1964.
Jul 9, 2024Danish immigrant Louis Lassen of New Haven, Connecticut, is cited as the inventor of the hamburger sandwich by the Library of Congress. Some sources dispute the claim; here's his...