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July 20, 2024

Moon landing 55 years ago tops list of 7 powerful examples of American exceptionalism

American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. The moon landing headlines a list of 7 examples of American exceptionalism.

July 19, 2024

Meet the American who cooked up frozen foods, adventurer and innovator Clarence Birdseye

Prolific inventor Clarence Birdseye, a native of Brooklyn, found inspiration to pioneer frozen food for American consumers in the remote icy wilderness of Labrador, Canada.

July 18, 2024

Meet the American who created Air Jordan sneakers: Peter Moore, legend of global design

Nike executive Peter Moore designed the original Air Jordan sneakers for ascendant NBA rookie Micael Jordan in 1984; the relationship changed global consumer culture.

July 17, 2024

Meet the American who founded Pepperidge Farm, baker and businessmom Margaret Rudkin

Margaret Rudkin began baking whole-wheat bread at her Pepperidge Farm home in Connecticut to nourish a sickly son. Her company became an iconic American brand.

July 14, 2024

Meet the American who taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey: Nearest Green, Tennessee slave, master distiller

Nathan Nearest Green was an enslaved distiller who taught young Jack Daniel to make Tennessee whiskey. Green became the first master distiller for Jack Daniel's Distillery in 1866.

July 13, 2024

Harley-Davidson Museum to be site of GOP event in US motorcycle mecca Milwaukee

Harley-Davidson draws attention and its museum will be the site of an event for GOP delegates as the Republican National Convention rolls into the motorcycle company's hometown of Milwaukee.

July 13, 2024

Meet the American who invented the gas mask and the modern traffic signal

Cleveland inventor Garrett A. Morgan, a son of former slaves, had a gift for inventing life-saving devices, including firefighter gas masks and the precursors of modern traffic lights.

July 12, 2024

Meet the American who created NASCAR: Bill France Sr., Daytona speed demon, racetrack pioneer

Bill France Sr., the American who created NASCAR, did so 75 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1948, in Daytona Beach, Florida — and today it's the world's premier stock car racing circuit.

July 5, 2024

Meet the American who made us flip for hamburgers, Louis Lassen, Danish immigrant street-wagon cook

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 story.

June 14, 2024

Adults who skipped college urge high school grads to follow suit, say rewards are ‘immeasurable’

Entrepreneurs who skipped college told Fox News Digital that high school students opting to sidestep higher education stand to have less debt and good pay.