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The social heritage and customs of an organized community,society or ethnic group.
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city hall
Culture; American culture
“You can’t fight city hall” is an American adage that expresses frustration with political power. Yet local government buildings also embody emblems and stories of the city. The ...
Weather Underground
Culture; American culture
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” a line from Bob Dylan, inspired a radical, Maoist off-shoot of Students for a Democratic Society at the end of the ...
Fire Island
Culture; American culture
A barrier island, accessible only by boat, 2 hours east of New York City, With no roads, Fire Island’s seventeen communities each have distinctive identities. Remoteness and ...
horses
Culture; American culture
A century ago horses were common in work and sport throughout urban and rural America. In transportation and myriad occupations, they filled streets, linked farms and towns and ...
Motown
Culture; American culture
A company a sound, a polished set of star acts and a city—Detroit, MI. Founded by songwriter and Ford assembly-line worker Barry Gordy, Jr. in 1959, when he decided to promote his ...
frisbee
Culture; American culture
A craze believed by many to have originated when Yale students began to throw upsidedown pizza pans borrowed from a New Haven restaurant. The first plastic disks were developed by ...
Alzheimer’s disease
Culture; American culture
A degenerative brain disease resulting in memory loss, this disease affects approximately 4 million Americans. Symptoms include confusion, personality and behavior change, and ...
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