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In the 1920s, sculptor Gutzon Borglum and President Calvin Coolidge selected George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln (L to R) to appear on Mount Rushmore—it later became an iconic symbol of presidential greatness, chosen to represent the nation's birth, growth, development and preservation, respectively.
The Statue of Liberty contains several features commonly associated with American exceptionalism: the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, a broken shackle and chain representing the abolition of slavery, and a torch symbolizing enlightenment. American exceptionalism is the belief that the United States is either distinctive, unique ...
No Apology: The Case for American Greatness is a book by former Massachusetts governor, two-time U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, detailing his vision for the United States. It was published on March 2, 2010, by St. Martin's Press. [1] The book debuted atop the New York Times Best Seller list for the week of March 12 ...
Lee Greenwood will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his iconic anthem “God Bless the USA” – a love letter to the country – and at 81 years old, he has no plans to slow down.
Manifest destiny was a phrase that represented the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny"). The belief was rooted in American exceptionalism and Romantic nationalism, implying the inevitable ...
The Great American Bash is a professional wrestling event established in 1985. Following WWE's acquisition of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, [1] the promotion revived the event as their own annual pay-per-view (PPV) event in 2004, [2] which continued until 2009. Following this 2009 event, The Great American Bash was ...
The Greatest American is a 2005 American television series hosted by Matt Lauer.The four-part series featured biographies and lists of influential persons in American history, and culminated in a contest in which millions in the audience nominated and voted for the person they believed is the "greatest American".
v. t. e. Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American classicist, military historian, and conservative political commentator. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Washington Times, and other media outlets.