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March 30, 2024

On this day in history, March 30, 1858, American visionary Hymen Lipman patents pencil with eraser

The pencil eraser was patented in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Hymen Lipman, a Jewish immigrant from Kingston, Jamiaca, on this day in history, March 30, 1858.

March 23, 2024

Jimmy Dean, country crooner and hometown hero, is also America’s pork prince: 'One hell of a man'

Jimmy Dean was a country crooner with a TV variety show. He became famous for his supermarket sausage after investing in a business in his hometown of Planview, Texas.

March 17, 2024

Cheers to Arthur Guinness, man behind the legend, namesake of Irish stout and world records

Arthur Guinness is the namesake of one of the world's most famous beers and best-selling books. But little is known about the man who gave Ireland its signature drink.

March 15, 2024

Caesar salad origin story tossed with family 'blood feud' and boozy escapades in Tijuana

Caesar salad was named for Italian immigrant restaurateur Caesar Cardini, according to the best known origin story. But the identify of the salad's inventor caused a famil fued.

March 10, 2024

On this day in history, March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell makes first telephone call from Boston lab

Alexander Graham Bell made the first phone call, telling his assistant, "Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you," on this day in history, March 10, 1876.

March 9, 2024

On this day in history, March 9, 1959, Barbie makes fashionable world debut at New York Toy Fair

Barbie, best-selling toy and fashion icon, made her global debut at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City on this day in history, March 9, 1959.

January 23, 2024

On this day in history, January 23, 1957, Wham-O produces first Frisbees, reshaping leisure, sport

Wham-O Manufacturing Co. of California produced its first Frisbees on this day in history, Jan. 23, 1957. The beach toy began as a 19th-century campus activity and is now a worldwide sport.

January 19, 2024

Meet the American who created the chairlift, James Curran, railroad engineer lifted skiing to new heights

James Curran was an engineer for Union Pacific Railroad tasked with finding a new way to get skiers to the summit of Sun Valley Resort in Idaho. He sparked the global ski craze.

January 12, 2024

Meet the American who turned ice into gold, Frederic Tudor, saw global commodity in winter ponds

"Ice King" Frederic Tudor, of Boston, Massachusetts created a new industry by cutting ice from New England ponds then shipping it around the world, changing global commerce and tastes.

January 10, 2024

American exceptionalism 'running on fumes' as woke ideology stifles creativity and meritocracy, scholars say

American exceptionalism, universally accepted as real for generations, is now threatened by woke ideology, say scholars Victor Davis Hanson and Craig Shirley.