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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?
Kid Stuff: Little League
If you’re boy between nine and twelve, the most important place in the world isn’t Washington, DC. Or New York City. Disney...
Read MoreAmericana: The Far Side
It’s been fourteen and a half years since new panels of The Far Side took our funny bones by surprise in the daily paper. And you...
Read MoreAmericana: 1969
It’s a Great American Things first – a year is recognized. Three events propelled this selection onto the list: The first man...
Read MoreTravel: Metropolitan Museum of Art
I have the same feeling with this entry that I have when I encounter The Met: I don’t know where to start. Visit New York, go to the...
Read MoreAmericana: Statue of Liberty
Lady Liberty. What a grand nickname. What a great gift from the French, back in the 19th century when they still liked us. Today, July 4,...
Read MoreAmericana: The U.S. Marine Corps
I can’t begin to appreciate the pride shared by members of the Marine Corps. No matter what you do for the rest of your life, whether...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Popsicles
According to official Popsicle lore, these frozen treats came into being by accident. A man left some soda water with a stirring stick in...
Read MoreTravel: Blue Ridge Parkway
Now, this is what a stimulus project is supposed to be. Authorized by Congress during the Great Depression, much of the early work on the...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Superman
“Faster than a speeding bullet…More powerful than a locomotive…Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.”...
Read MoreAmericana: iPod
Ride shotgun with me as we go into the Wayback Machine. Let’s travel deep into the past, all the way back to the time when portable...
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