September 23, 2023 'Gargantuan' butcher-block wavy flag is a quarter-ton testament to power of patriotism, land of opportunity Metal Art of Wisconsin completed its most ambitious product yet, a 10-foot-long, 500-pound butcher block American flag as the family-owned company celebrates 10 years of success.
September 22, 2023 Meet the American who snapped the first selfie, Robert Cornelius, Philadelphia vanity photo futurist Robert Cornelius snapped the world's first selfie in Philadelphia in 1839, weeks after after the advent of photograph technology. It was a prelude to smartphone selfie phenomenon.
September 8, 2023 Meet the American who patented the drinking straw, Marvin Stone, Civil War veteran and mint julep enthusiast Marvin Stone, a Civil War veteran who survived combat wounds, patented the paper drinking straw in 1888. His invention has enjoyed a rebirth in the 21st century.
August 25, 2023 Meet the American who brought Barbie to life, Ruth Handler, fierce testament to girl power Meet Ruth Handler, the American who co-founded toy-industry giant Mattel; she was also the creator of Barbie, introduced at the International Toy Fair in New York in 1959.
August 8, 2023 Poultry peddler Double Dubs of Wyoming sells 48,083 chicken wings in 24 hours for world record Food truck vendor Weitzel's Wings of Laramie, Wyoming, set a new world record last week by selling 48,083 chicken wings in just 24 hours, a total of more than 6,400 pounds of chicken.
April 7, 2023 Meet the American who made Easter sweeter, legendary chocolate bunny salesman Robert Lincoln Strohecker Robert Strohecker, a confection salesman from Pennsylvania, is dubbed "Father of the Chocolate Easter Bunny" for popularizing German tradition in United States.
March 22, 2023 Tampa's treasured 'Cigar City' culture enjoys revival as tourists, newcomers flock to Florida Tampa, Florida, was once the center of global cigar manufacturing, producing more than 500 million cigars annually. The city's cigar industry is enjoying a revival today.
March 17, 2023 Meet the American who designed the Empire State Building, New York City native architect William F. Lamb William F. Lamb was a New York City native architect charged during the Great Depression with designing the tallest building in the world. It proved an incredible success.
January 5, 2023 Michigan UPS worker, born a preemie herself, makes warming blankets for other babies born prematurely A UPS worker in Michigan, Grace Hsia Haberl, has developed a blanket to help warm premature infants; she's now distributing them around the world, including Ukraine. Fox News Digital spoke with her.
December 16, 2022 Meet the American who planted the first Christmas tree farm: New Jersey entrepreneur W. V. McGalliard William V. McGalliard planted America's first Christmas tree farm in White Horse, New Jersey, in 1901. He helped fuel the nation's 20th-century surge in having Christmas trees at home.
