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American culture
Art, music, literature, people, sports, technology, business, politics, religion and more in the United States. American culture is primarily Western, but is influenced by African, Asian, and Latin American and Native American cultures.
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Oscars
Culture; American culture
The Oscars, 13½ inch statuettes awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, first appeared in 1927 when Wings captured Best Picture while German-born Emil Jannings won Best Actor. ...
troops in Lebanon
Culture; American culture
The United States has sent troops into Lebanon on two occasions. Eisenhower’s plan to resist any communist aggression in the Middle East (known as the “Eisenhower Doctrine”), led to the sending of ...
animation
Culture; American culture
The use of drawings and photographs of three-dimensional objects to tell stories preceded the technologies of film, television and computer with which they now coexist. Winsor McKay’s pioneering ...
Earth Day
Culture; American culture
The first Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970, was a national day of rallies and teach-ins expressing support for environmental protection. Events were held in major cities as well as on most college ...
see neighborhoods
Culture; American culture
When Lance Armstrong won the Your de France with the US Postal Service team in 1999 and 2000, American media focused on the personal odds he had overcome in beating cancer. For most Americans, ...
computers
Culture; American culture
The theoretical foundations of modern computing machines were laid in the early twentieth century when mathematical philosophers in Europe and the United States, spurred by the invention of ...
street vendors
Culture; American culture
Small-scale, non-corporate entrepreneurs in kiosks, mobile carts or specialized vehicles who sell food, periodicals, cigarettes and other sundries in urban areas. They add color and life to plazas ...
