Many stories have developed since the founding long ago to become a part of America's folklore and cultural awareness, and non-native American folklore especially includes any narrative which has contributed to the shaping of American values and belief systems.

His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored on coinage and money ; warships ; the names of many towns, counties, educational institutions, namesakes, and companies ; and more than two centuries after his death, countless cultural references.

This concept of America's unique Bible-driven historical and cultural identity was developed by historians as they studied the first centuries of America's history, from the Pilgrims through Abraham Lincoln.

Blume received the Library of Congress Living Legends award in the " Writers and Artists " category in April 2000 for her significant contributions to America's cultural heritage.

The " I coulda been a contenda " scene from On the Waterfront, according to the author of Brooklyn Boomer, Martin H. Levinson, is " one of the most famous scenes in motion picture history and the line itself has become part of America's cultural lexicon.

She received the Library of Congress Living Legends award in the " Writers and Artists " category in April 2000 for her significant contributions to America's cultural heritage.

Williams is strongly associated with the American Modernist movement in literature and saw his poetic project as a distinctly American one ; he sought to renew language through the fresh, raw idiom that grew out of America's cultural and social heterogeneity, at the same time freeing it from what he saw as the worn-out language of British and European culture.

" America's suburb " had its own cultural institution — Wednesday night " cruising " on Van Nuys Blvd.

America's silent majority is bewildered by irrational protest ..." Soon thereafter, journalist Theodore H. White analyzed the previous year's elections, writing " Never have America's leading cultural media, its university thinkers, its influence makers been more intrigued by experiment and change ; but in no election have the mute masses more completely separated themselves from such leadership and thinking.

Each year since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has compiled a list of " America's 11 Most Endangered Places " in an effort to protect America's architectural, cultural, and natural heritage.

Counterculture youth rejected the cultural standards of their parents, especially with respect to racial segregation and initial widespread support for the Vietnam War, and, less directly, the Cold War — with many young people fearing that America's nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union, coupled with its involvement in Vietnam, would lead to a nuclear holocaust.

He received many of America's most prestigious cultural awards, and at the end of his life was proclaimed Honorary Composer Laureate of the State of California.

When more recent immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe brought their various cultures to America at the beginning of the 20th century, they changed the American cultural landscape just very slightly, and, for the most part, assimilated into America's pre-existing culture which had its origins in Northwestern Europe.

Talk of acquiring all of Mexico fell away when the army discovered the Mexican political and cultural values were so alien to America's.

The phrase fell into obscurity for half a century, until it was popularized by American newspapers in the 1980s to describe America's cultural and political uniqueness.

When he later saw Glen Canyon on a river trip, Brower discovered that it had the kind of scenic, cultural, and wilderness qualities often associated with America's national parks.

With roots stretching back to 1856, the Museum is one of North America's oldest cultural institutions.

In addition to increased urban population, these European immigrants had a cultural effect upon Argentina, providing what Sarmiento believed to be more civilized culture similar to North America's.

They argue that negative elements of Fordism, such as economic inequality, remained, however, and related cultural and environmental troubles surfaced that inhibited America's pursuit of democracy.

It also encouraged the rapid growth of Philadelphia into America's most important city, and of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country hinterlands, where German ( or " Duetsch ") religions and political refugees prospered on the fertile soil and spirit of cultural creativeness.

Science, technology, and industry have not only profoundly shaped America's economic success, but have also contributed to its distinct political institutions, social structure, educational system, and cultural identity.

In a keynote address King delivered to the Vermont Library Conference, he explored the complex sociological and cultural issues surrounding this novel and its apparent link to school shootings, which he placed within the broader context of America's fixation on violence.

When a small sub-molecular imperfection was introduced into Captain America's shield, each impact over the years spread to neighboring molecules.

The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on Air America's business.

ITAR's impact of increased regulations also meant America's worldwide market share in satellite technology declined from 83 percent to 50 percent in 2008, states The Economist, which cited a report from Space Review.

This report ( which builds on the first report ’ s finding that " climate change, national security, and energy dependence are a related set of global challenges ”) explores the impact of America's energy choices on our national security policies, and considers: the security risks inherent in our current energy posture ; the energy choices America can make to enhance national security ; and the role the Department of Defense can play in the nation ’ s approach to energy security and climate change.

While Pollack and Byman argued that such a containment strategy would be very difficult to make work given the historical problems of doing so and the specific problems created by previous American actions in Iraq, they also concluded that containment would likely prove America's least bad option because U. S. interests in the Persian Gulf were so important that Washington would have to try to mitigate the impact of spillover.

Topics include North America's earliest people, the development of agriculture, and the impact of Europeans who migrated to the area and came into conflict with its inhabitants.

Usually airing following World News Now, it features the day's headlines, live reports from Washington, D. C., national weather and airport impact forecasts, a sports package from ESPNews and a regular money segment called America's Money.

Today's trend toward furniture designs from America's past is teaching home-owners and decorators a renewed respect for the shrewd cabinetmakers of our Colonial era.

Moreover, the President is meeting the Soviet leader at a time when the Administration has still not decided on the scope of America's firm foreign policy commitments.

Although progress has been made in America's system of libraries it still falls short of what is required if we are to maintain the standards that are needed for an informed America.

Of the nation's eight million pleasure-boat owners a sizable number have learned that late autumn is one of the loveliest seasons to be afloat -- at least in that broad balmy region that lies below America's belt line.

* 1851 – The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

The most common is Martin Waldseemüller's deriving it from Americus Vespucius, the Latinised version of Amerigo Vespucci's name, the Italian merchant and cartographer who explored South America's east coast and the Caribbean sea in the early 16th century.

* 1958 – Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails.

Alberta is located in the northwestern quadrant of North America, in a region of low population density called the Interior Plains ( and referred to by one author as North America's " Empty Quarter ").

In addition, ASU is ranked 78th in the world / 45th in the US by the Academic Ranking of World Universities and was named as one of " America's Best College Buys " by Forbes magazine.

D. B. Cooper is perhaps the most famous hijacker of all time and also the case is the only unsolved hijacking in America's aviation history.

Minorities in the U. S. spend a combined $ 142 billion on food and by 2010, America's ethnic population is expected to grow by 40 percent.

The results of this work was the report A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections, which was published in December 2005 and concluded that immediate action is needed to prevent the loss of 190 million artifacts that are in need of conservation treatment.

Highlights of the strip's final decades include " Boomchik " ( 1961 ), in which America's international prestige is saved by Mammy Yokum, " Daisy Mae Steps Out " ( 1966 ), a female-empowering tale of Daisy's brazenly audacious “ homewrecker gland ," " The Lips of Marcia Perkins " ( 1967 ), a satirical, thinly-veiled commentary on venereal disease and public health warnings, " Ignoble Savages " ( 1968 ), in which the Mob takes over Harvard, and " Corporal Crock " ( 1973 ), in which Bullmoose reveals his reactionary cartoon role model, in a tale of obsession and the fanatical world of comic book collecting.

The barge and canal system contended favorably with the railways in the early industrial revolution prior to around the 1850s – 1960s for example, the Erie Canal in New York State is credited by economic historians with giving the growth boost needed for New York City to eclipse Philadelphia as America's largest port and city but such canal systems with their locks, need for maintenance and dredging, pumps and sanitary issues were eventually outcompeted in the carriage of high-value items by the railways due to the higher speed, falling costs, and route flexibility of Rail transport.

The only difference is that in the chorus, instead of singing " These are men, America's best ", they sing " These are men, The Netherlands ' best ".

The current America's headquarters is at 2701 LeJeune Road in Coral Gables.

Today, Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, a recognized middle power and an emerging economy.

The economy of Chile is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank, and is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, leading Latin American nations in human development, competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption.

Magic in Medicine, which depicts African culture and holistic healing, is considered one of " America's first public scenes of Africa ".

Captain America's uniform is made of a fire-retardant material, and he wears a lightweight, bulletproof " duralumin " scale armor beneath his uniform for added protection.

Dayton is also home to America's Packard Museum with contains many restored historical Packard vehicles.

The Hop is connected to the Hood Museum of Art, arguably North America's oldest museum in continuous operation, and the Loew Auditorium, where films are screened.

* 1875 – The Massachusetts Rifle Association, " America's Oldest Active Gun Club ", is founded.