Americans vote democracy and freedom as greatest invention, hamburger as most American food

A recent poll reveals Americans name democracy and freedom as the country's greatest invention. The humble hamburger also ...

The American innovation that made millions of others possible

From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by ...

This Simple White Line Is America’s Greatest Unsung Innovation

You know about the lightbulb and the iPhone. This is the unknown story of another ingenious creation that changed a nation.

The one and true queen of pop returns with her best record in decades

Madonna’s Confessions II: the pop icon returns to her roots. Madonna, Confessions II ★★★★ During a listening party for ...

Poll: America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S.

Americans weighed in on what's best about the U.S., its greatest invention, most representative food and more in latest CBS ...

What Americans think is best about the US as it turns 250 (including a bunch of stuff invented elsewhere)

Fewer than half of Americans plan to fly the national flag at home this Fourth of July, reflecting a divided enthusiasm for ...

This engineer literally lit up the world — and now wants to power it

Shuji Nakamura already transformed the world once. His invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) changed everything ...

See inside Thomas Edison's New Jersey lab, where some of America's biggest inventions took shape

Thomas Edison conducted tens of thousands of experiments in his lab in West Orange, New Jersey. See what a day's work looked ...

250 Years of American Food Innovation

Sliced bread. Soul food. Cheetos. Here are 25 inventions, crazes and cravings that defined the national diet, decade by ...

Here's What Americans View as the Nation's Greatest Achievements After 250 Years. What Would You Say?

In honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, a recent poll asked Americans what the United States has done best since declaring ...
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