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LIFESTYLE July 13, 2024

Harley-Davidson Museum to be site of GOP event in US motorcycle mecca Milwaukee

Harley-Davidson draws attention and its museum will be the site of an event for GOP delegates as the Republican National Convention rolls into the motorcycle company's hometown of Milwaukee.

LIFESTYLE July 13, 2024

Meet the American who invented the gas mask and the modern traffic signal

Cleveland inventor Garrett A. Morgan, a son of former slaves, had a gift for inventing life-saving devices, including firefighter gas masks and the precursors of modern traffic lights.

LIFESTYLE July 12, 2024

Meet the American who created NASCAR: Bill France Sr., Daytona speed demon, racetrack pioneer

Bill France Sr., the American who created NASCAR, did so 75 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1948, in Daytona Beach, Florida — and today it's the world's premier stock car racing circuit.

LIFESTYLE July 5, 2024

Meet the American who made us flip for hamburgers, Louis Lassen, Danish immigrant street-wagon cook

Danish immigrant Louis Lassen of New Haven, Connecticut, is cited as the inventor of the hamburger sandwich by the Library of Congress. Some sources dispute the claim; here's his story.

Media June 14, 2024

Adults who skipped college urge high school grads to follow suit, say rewards are ‘immeasurable’

Entrepreneurs who skipped college told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital that high school students opting to sidestep higher education stand to have less debt and good pay.

LIFESTYLE June 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence, proven at NASA and in neurosurgery, could remake childhood education, says tech exec

Alex Galvagni, CEO of Age of Learning, began his career in artificial intelligence with NASA in the 1990s. He told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital that recent advances in AI are set to improve childhood education.

Food-Drink June 10, 2024

Breezy summertime 'spacers' bring buzz-free beach vibes: Here are 5 to check out

The alcohol-free spacer has replaced the chaser as the drink that washes down the drink before. Molly Fedick, founder of Buzzkill Wines in Los Angeles, discussed the trend; here are 5 to check out.

LIFESTYLE June 7, 2024

Meet the American who 'won the war for us': Andrew Jackson Higgins, World War II New Orleans boatbuilder

Andrew Jackson Higgins, native of Nebraska, designed and built in New Orleans the famous amphibious landing craft used by the U.S. and Allies to fight and win World War II.

Meet the American Who... May 31, 2024

Meet the American who invented windshield wipers, Mary Anderson, Alabama entrepreneur

Mary Anderson was born in Alabama months after the tragedy of the Civil War. She helped her state rebuild, then went on to create windshield wipers — long before auto titans realized the potential.

LIFESTYLE May 17, 2024

Meet the American who invented sliced bread: Otto Rohwedder, hard-luck hawkeye

Otto Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, created the invention by which all others are judged — sliced bread — in 1928. His innovation quickly changed consumer culture.

Meet the American Who... May 10, 2024

Meet the American who created bubble gum, Walter Diemer, home-kitchen chemist outwitted scientists

Walter Diemer, a 23-year-old accountant for Fleer Co. of Philadelphia, invented bubble gum in 1928. The secret formula had defied the best food scientists for decades.