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Americana means different things to different folks. Here at Great American Things, it means cool stuff that doesn’t fit into any other category. I guess we could have called it Miscellaneous, but “Great Miscellaneous Things” doesn’t tell you much, does it?
Americana: Corvette
Back in 1953, about half of all vehicles sold in America were made by General Motors. GM had just about everything for the American driver...
Read MoreAmericana: Craftsman Tools
Name all the things you can think of that come with a lifetime warranty. I’m sure there must be some, but only one comes instantly to...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Sesame Street
Educational! Enlightening! Entertaining! Today’s Great American Things post is brought to you by the letter E. You probably...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Mad Magazine
It’s been written that “At the height of its influence, Mad was The Simpsons, The Daily Show and The Onion combined.” Of...
Read MoreAmericana: Mall of America
It’s a basic element of American culture. We like our stuff supersized. First there was the strip shopping center. Then the mall....
Read MoreAmericana: Lighthouses
America has some beautiful lighthouses. So, for the first time, a Great American Things post is going to be mostly photos.
Read MoreAmericana: John Deere
The name John Deere is synonymous with farming in the great American farm belt, stretching from the mid-South through the Midwest and into...
Read MoreAmericana: Westminster Dog Show
It arrives on a Monday and Tuesday in February, when there’s not much on television except wretched American Idol auditions. So, in...
Read MoreAmericana: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jude was one of the disciples of Jesus, and has been adopted by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of desperate cases....
Read MoreAmericana: Route 66
The song says “It winds from Chicago to L.A. More than 2,000 miles all the way.” For a generation of drivers, Route 66 was the...
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