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AboutAmerica

  1. First article I have seen that interviews artist who conceived of Levitated Mass--or L.A.'s BIG ROCK: latimes.com/entertainment/…
  2. Hal Jackson RIP...broke racial barriers in radio: on.wsj.com/LeHBbR via @WSJ
  3. A glimpse of the western frontier and the lifestyle of the cowhand: ow.ly/b8t9w
  4. Huerta was one of our women for Women's Hist Month. Read about her since then: ow.ly/b78qF
  5. In preparation for writing about American dogs, I am reading about eastern medicine for Western dogs: ow.ly/b6zCc
  6. 100 years of Bev Hills history: Beverly Hills Hotel marks 100 years as stars' discreet retreat latimes.com/entertainment/…
  7. If you think you know who invented blue jeans, I'm willing to gamble that you're wrong. Here's why: ow.ly/b5cEW
  8. If you read the Misty of Chincoteague books you will want to read this article: ow.ly/b1XLW
  9. There are few words to describe the pain that bullying can cause. Kudos to Kristof for shining light here: nytimes.com/2012/05/17/opi…
  10. Slave graves were unmarked so Walmart doesn't know where it can dig. Sad for many reasons. nytimes.com/2012/05/16/us/…
  11. Read about these three women inventors: icont.ac/13FOx
  12. Great American story about hard work paying off: Columbia University janitor cleans up with bachelor's degree latimes.com/news/nationwor…
  13. Finding missing dogs via the Internet: The Digital Lost-Dog Poster nytimes.com/2012/05/13/fas…
  14. this was with me! akschweitz's photo instagr.am/p/Kk7sTHjpCm/ via @instagram
  15. @akschweitz That's why I had Portobello Mushroom... and by the way no one saw you eating turkey...especially the turkeys.
  16. A website dedicated to a vaudeville act involving a giant wheel of cheese: ow.ly/aSwGs
  17. @FamousDaily: One of Edison's many inventions, the electric railway: ow.ly/aStjW
  18. A good one-Oprah: What other people labor or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction.
  19. This 1942 photo from @Shorpy speaks volumes: ow.ly/aRWj3
  20. Will Rogers: "There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."