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Chris Crossing – One Third Of Americans Don't Know Our Own Country's History, Do You? [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:54:19 +0000

My Brother in law moved from Great Britain to America and wanted to be a citizen of the United States so he had to take a naturalization test. He once asked me some of the questions and I was embarrassed that I didn’t know some of them. Then I read an article on usnews.com that [...]

The Biggest Fireworks Displays Across the Country

Jordan Breindel — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:07:25 +0000

Forget about the dawn's early light, this Fourth of July is all about the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air and maybe even a couple of spiders. Those are the ones that, well, look kind of like a spider, anyway. In honor of the Fourth, here are 10 great fireworks displays throughout the [...]

10 Adorable Kids Singing 'The Star Spangled Banner' [VIDEOS]

Jordan Breindel — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:00:17 +0000

For a professional singer, there are few gaffes more embarrassing than flubbing a line from 'The Star Spangled Banner.' (Are you listening, Christina Aguilera?) But when these pint-sized patriots get caught up on the lyrics, well, it's just flat-out adorable. The more mess-ups, the merrier.

Just in time for the Fourth of July, here are 10 'aww'-inspiring renditions, all from singers under 10 years old.

Americans React to News That Osama bin Laden Is Dead [PHOTOS]

B105 Staff — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:28:30 +0000

The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan. Americans quickly gathered to celebrate outside the White House, and before you knew it, New Yorkers were gathering in Times Square and at Ground Zero, as [...]

Divorce Is Skyrocketing in Rural America — Why Now?

Tony Hart — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:32:36 +0000

According to census data, the divorce rate in rural Americans has increased seven-fold since 1970.

Now, for the first time, rural Americans are just as likely as city dwellers to have a marriage end in a divorce.

Experts attribute this explosion in divorce in America's heartland to changing values; divorce is no longer as stigmatized as it once was.