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Actor: Carol Burnett
How’s this for a Saturday night TV lineup? On CBS in 1973 you’d see: All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart,...
Read MoreFood: Pop Tarts
In honor of the 50th entry in this esteemed list, we add a cultural icon nonpareil: Pop Tarts. I know what every Pop Tarts lover thinks of...
Read MoreSinger: Ray Charles
Ray Charles was a country singer. Now, of course, he wasn’t just a country singer. But the mere fact that he was able to perform such...
Read MoreTravel: Ocracoke Island
Except for the village, Ocracoke Island is owned completely by the National Park Service as part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore....
Read MoreFilm: The Best Years of Our Lives
It’s amazing that this movie was made in 1946. It’s remarkable that the country could face such subject matter so soon...
Read MoreAmericana: The Greatest Generation
My father was one of millions of American men and women who fought in World War II. He served in North Africa, then advanced through...
Read MoreAmericana: The Blue Angels
What they do is impossible. You see it, and you’re thrilled and scared to death at the same time. They can’t fly that close...
Read MoreFood: Oreo
This isn’t about Double Stuf. Or Milk Chocolate Covered. Or Cakesters. No, friends, this is about the classic, unbeatable, try not to...
Read MoreFilm: To Kill a Mockingbird
With this entry in the list, I celebrate both a book and a movie. Both have moved so many people, affected so many lives. And the movie was...
Read MoreSports: Mickey Mantle
Now, I suppose we have to start this post by coming to terms with the meaning of “Great” in Great American Things. Because...
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