Music
This artist who was blinded as a child due to glaucoma is known to be one the best RnB artists to ever do it. He is known for song like " Hit he Road Jack" & " Georgia State of Mind"
Ray Charles
This golden sponge cake treat by Hostess forsook its original banana cream filling for vanilla when bananas were scarce during World War II. As if they weren't ridiculously good enough already, the Texas State Fair started the fad of deep-frying them.
Twinkies
Democrat Bill Clinton pivoted toward political accommodation, oversaw a robust economy, and reversed the spiraling budget deficit. Nonetheless, his affair with a White House intern led to his impeachment in December 1998. What is the woman's name?
Monica Lewinsky
This woman was the first female presidential candidate in American history
Hillary Rodham Clinton
This holiday is often marked by fireworks, parades, and reflection upon the last year while looking ahead to the future's possibilities.
New Year's
This broadway actress is known for being the first performer at super bowl
Carol Channing
Dehydrated meat shriveled almost beyond recognition -- an unlikely source of so much gustatory pleasure, but this snack is a high-protein favorite of backpackers, road trippers, and snackers everywhere.
Jerky
Having again stayed out of the initial stages of another worldwide conflict, the U.S. entered World War II on the side of the Allies following this attack in December of 1941
Pearl Harbor
This African American professional golfer is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records
Tiger Woods
This federal holiday in the United States marks the birthday of the leader of the Civil Rights Movement It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Born in 1929, this person's actual birthday is January 15.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
This American singer, songwriter and actress from Detroit rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time
Diana Ross
This dinner option is know to be the most humble of comfort foods. However your mom made it -- assumingly with ketchup on top? -- she probably served that oh-so-reliable ground meat dish with mashed potatoes and green beans.
Meatloaf
This huge swath of land (more than 800,000 square miles) made up the western Mississippi basin, passed from French colonial rule to Spanish colonial rule and then back to the French before U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson pried it away from Napoleon in 1803 for a final price of some $27 million
The Louisiana Purchase
This woman is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in her self-titled sitcom from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her also self-titled syndicated television talk show since 2003. She is one of the first openly lesbian entertainers in American history
Ellen Degeneres
This holiday is a celebration honoring male parental figures and their influence in society.
Father's Day
Nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", this American trumpeter and vocalist is one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and different eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans
Louis Armstrong
We have a high-maintenance resort guest to thank for America's hands-down favorite snack. Saratoga Springs, New York, 1853: Native American chef George Crum is in the kitchen at the elegant Moon Lake Lodge. Annoyed, Crum makes the next batch with a little attitude, slicing the potatoes so thin, the crispy things can't possibly be picked up with a fork.
Potato Chips
with the American economy humming during the “Roaring Twenties” (the Jazz Age), peace and prosperity reigned in the United States…until it didn’t. The era came to a close in October 1929 when this financial event took place, setting the stage for years of economic deprivation and calamity during the Great Depression.
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is well known for songs like "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" "If I Could Turn Back Time" & "Love After Love"
Cher
This is the holiday of love
Valentine's Day
This album is the highest selling album of all times performed by the King of Pop
Michael Jackson
Yummy and plenty historical. Long before Bostonians were baking their navy beans for hours in molasses -- and earning the nickname Beantown in the process -- New England Native Americans were mixing beans with maple syrup and bear fat and putting them in a hole in the ground for slow cooking.
Baked Beans
On June 26, 2015, the American government made love possible for ALL people
The legalization of gay marriage
This man was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. He tragically died in a helicopter crash in 2020
Kobe Bryant
This holiday is marked by costumed children knocking door to door asking for treats, and costumed adults attending parties. The most popular holiday for candy sales, amounting to $2.6 billion in 2015.
Halloween