From five-pound meat monsters to greasy, drive-in comfort food, America’s most delicious burgers come in all shapes and sizes. To honor National Hamburger Day, we compiled the best burger from each state based on quality, preparation, creative flavors and...
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Nothing takes the sting out of a cold, dreary day quite like a warm bowl of chili. No matter how you like it—extra spicy, vegetarian, sans beans, or hidden by a topcoat of cheese and sour cream—the perfect bowl of chili is out there waiting to be discover...
Some people like to vacation where air conditioning is plentiful, and others prefer to spend their summers in the great outdoors. If you belong to the latter group, it's time to start planning your next camping excursion. Camping can be a fun activity...
Roughly half our readers call the United States home. To the rest, its a deeply familiar presence from pop culture. Yet even a land as extensively filmed, written about, and lived in as the US is capable of surprises. For all we may think we know the thir...
There are dozens of truck stops that go above and beyond to support travelers while they’re on the road. As a home away from home, many destinations offer places for truck drivers to sleep, shower, and eat. Whether you’re hauling a semi-truck or simply cr...
American readers probably remember the 50 Nifty United States song from elementary school. But just imagine how much worse that song would be with the addition of Franklin or the Trans-Oconee Republic. And thats just the tip of the icebergAmerican history...
Citizens of the United States take pride in the fact thatother than events like 9/11, Pearl Harbor, and the War of 1812their country has remained relatively unscathed by wars that have ravaged the rest of the planet. However, the United States is not as i...
Both the Union and the Confederacy enlisted child soldiers during the bloody US Civil War that lasted from April 12, 1861, to May 9, 1865. Many of the children served with distinction and returned home. Others were not so lucky and paid with their lives.1...
From the moment the first 13 colonies formed the United States of America, there have been several attempts to create new states that just did not make the cut. These regions were within the borders of todays Lower 48, but the people in these areas were u...
The history of the US dollar predates the United States itself. It goes back to the Revolutionary War when all thirteen colonies issued a single currency to fund the war against Britain. The current dollar was first issued during the Civil War. Several ot...
Many people celebrate Christmas and the holidays by strolling through a large collection of holiday lights, decorating a Christmas tree with their family, giving and receiving gifts, listening to holiday music, and watching their favorite Christmas movies...
Water only exists as a solid, liquid, or gas, right? Wrong! It can exist in a number of other states and forms, including some that you might not have heard of. Would you believe that water can become hot ice or even powder? Yes, powdery water is a thing....
Alternate history is a way of reimagining true events, and one of the most commonly considered subjects is the American Civil War. That conflict was likely the most important American war in regards to the development of the modern world, and seeing as th...
American culture encompasses the customs and traditions of the United States. "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet v...
On April 14, 1910, President William Howard Taft was among the thousands of baseball fans who had thronged to the ballpark in Washington, D.C., to watch the Washington Nationals play the Philadelphia Athletics in their first game of the season.But Ta...
Director Daniel Espinosa and Jared Leto on the set of Morbius.Morbius is here and it’s doing fairly well. But the journey to this moment wasn’t so smooth, not just because of covid-19 delays, but because of the methods of its star, Jared Leto.In an...
Image: ParamountStar Trek is doing pretty good in television right now, but film is another matter entirely. Despite Paramount’s best efforts to get another film off the ground, there hasn’t been a theatrical release since 2016's Star Trek Bey...
The Bataan Death March followed the American surrender at Bataan in April 1942. It was the second biggest defeat suffered by the Allies in Asia after the recent fall of Singapore in Jan. where 130,000 prisoners were taken.(Image credit: Historical /...
(Image credit: Getty Images)Jump to:July 19-20 1848: First conventionOct. 23-24 1850: National Woman's Rights ConventionMay 1866: American Equal Rights Association formedNov. 19 1868: Demonstrations begin1890: Society planMay 21 1910: First large-sca...
A scene from the 1986 film Top Gun(Image credit: Getty/CBS)Jump to:BackgroundFormationSuccess and growthTop Gun todayAdditional resourcesBibliographyThe United States Navy (U.S.N.) Fighter Weapons School was established in 1969 in an attempt to stem...
