'Merican Jobs
You can have a lucrative career in behind-the-scenes gambling in this city
Who's calling? From 1976 to 1991, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson conducted research at AT&T Bell Laboratories, where she helped contribute to the development of this technology
Caller ID/call writing
You can't forget it.
Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue in this year
1492
Despite its upbeat, seemingly patriotic nature, this 1984 hit (and namesake of his 7th studio album), is actually about the Vietnam war
Born in the USA
Around 490,000 Americans work in this fast-paced environment involving windows
Fast food
Elizabeth Magie invented "The Landlord's Game" in 1904. 30 years later, the game was copied and sold with the name we know it as now
Monopoly
"Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"
The Statue of Liberty
There were 13 of them
Colonies
Peaking on Billboard charts in 1963, this USA hit is less patriotic and more about summer fun. Inside and outside, USA.
Surfing USA
The Devil (or your boss) Wear Prada, and Gucci, and Chanel if you work in this industry
Fashion
An Alabama native, Mary Anderson, came up with the idea for this vehicle mechanism on a snowy New York City day in 1902 when her street car was stuck in traffic due to snow covering her cars and all others surrounding it
Windshield wipers
The Bean
In 1620, this ship 102 passengers, including both Pilgrims and other individuals seeking a new life in America
The Mayflower
This song, known as the "unofficial national anthem," is written from a poem. At Pike's Peak in Colorado, Katharine Lee Bates wrote "all the wonder of America seemed displayed there, with the sea-like expanse." which became the inspiration for the song
America the Beautiful
Deeply rooted in the American West, it was single job combining bullfighting and comic relief. Today in the USA, the job is split into two separate ones. Bullfighters handle the bulls, while this person provides the entertainment...
Rodeo Clowns
Inventor of this everyday beauty tool, Ada Harris's invention is significant to black women's hair industry
Hair straightener
It's cracked, and hanging in the Pennsylvania State House
The Liberty Bell
This 1765 act, not to be confused with postal workers, which placed taxes on paper, playing cards, and every legal document created tensions in the colonies
The Stamp Act
Daughter of a 1-hit-wonder, God-Daughter of Dolly Parton, Disney star, and now Grammy winner, her USA hit "Party in the USA" is a 4th of July favorite
Miley Cyrus
The most deadly job in America, these workers harvest timber for things like paper and construction
Logging
Alice Ball was an African American chemist who developed an injectable oil extract which became a treatment for this disease of patches and skin lesions
Leprosy
George, Thomas, Theodore, and Abe
Mount Rushmore
Her given name was Matoaka, but she is better known by her nickname. She played an important role in mediating between the English settlers at Jamestown and her people.
Pocahontas
Covered by artists from Bob Dylan to Peter, Paul, and Mary, this 1945 folk classic is sung across the nation in schools, churches, and beyond (especially the first verse or so)
This Land is Your Land