The Cultural Nations of America

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After eight years of Revolutionary War, the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 recognizing the United States as an independent nation. John Adams, Ben Franklin, and John Jay were key American signatories of the treaty.

In 1953, Swanson Foods had a 260-ton Turkey surplus after Thanksgiving, prompting the invention of the TV Dinner. The concept proved popular, with 10 million trays sold in the first year.

After racial skepticism prohibited African Americans from flying in the US military, the Tuskegee Airmen became decorated heroes against Nazi forces.

Typhus is a filth disease that spreads through rats, lice and poor sanitation. In addition to fever, rash and nausea, typhus victims experience delirium, stupor and sensitivity to light. Today, typhus prevails in developing countries with inadequate sanitation.

In 1919, white soldiers returned from WWI to find their jobs filled with southern blacks who had migrated north. The Red Summer of 1919 was a racially tense period of riots, murders, arson, and more.

Major General Jimmy Doolittle proposed converting aging B-17 bombers into remote-controlled bombs, codenamed Operation Aphrodite. In one such mission, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. was killed in action when the bombs detonated before he could bail out.

Dating back to the early 1900s, the history of Father’s Day faced pushback from dads themselves, who viewed the holiday as a commercial gimmick, but in 1956, Congress officially recognized Father’s Day. Today, over 121 million fathers in the US will receive more than $16 billion in gifts and love.