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Spain may have won the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but the UnitedStates team also had a victory of sorts, winning international respect for a grittyperformance, a host of new fans, and building momentum for the future.

U.S. SOCCERMOVES CLOSER TO GOAL

Michael Bradley of the USA headsthe ball during World Cup matchagainst England in South Africa.

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LANDON DONOVAN SCORES WINNER AGAINST ALGERIA

Steve Cherundolo of the USA clearsthe ball during a match with England.

JOZY ALTIDOREForward, Boca Raton FL

DAMARCUS BEASLEYMidfielder, Ft. Wayne IN

CARLOS BOCANEGRADefender, Alta Loma CA

JONATHAN BORNSTEINDefender, Los Alamitos CA

MICHAEL BRADLEYMidfielder, Manhattan Beach CA

EDSON BUDDLEForward, New Rochelle, NY

STEVE CHERUNDOLODefender, San Diego CA

RICARDO CLARKMidfielder, Jonesboro GA

JAY DEMERITDefender, Green Bay WI

CLINT DEMPSEYMidfielder, Nacogdoches TX

LANDON DONOVANMidfielder, Redlands CA

MAURICE EDUMidfielder, Fontana CA

BENNY FEILHABERMidfielder, Irvine CA

ROBBIE FINDLEYForward, Phoenix AZ

HERCULEZ GOMEZForward, Las Vegas NV

CLARENCE GOODSONDefender, Alexandria

BRAD GUZANGoalkeeper, Homer Glen IL

MARCUS HAHNEMANNGoalkeeper, Seattle WA

STUART HOLDENMidfielder, Houston TX

TIM HOWARDGoalkeeper, North Brunswick NJ

OGUCHI ONYEWUDefender, Olney MD

JONATHAN SPECTORDefender, Arlington Heights IL

JOSE TORRESMidfielder, Longview TX

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Though the U.S. is admittedly not a soccer nation, the American teammanaged to progress into the quarterfinals and American citizens unitedto support the U.S. team. American fans showed unflagging support atthe event, in bars and venues across the country, and by breaking everysoccer television viewing record. Bob Bradley said of the U.S. fans: “Wehave received incredible support from all our fans at home and from themany, many fans who have made the trip here.”

They were rewarded with a surprising and positive tie with heavily-favoredEngland, as well as with a tie versus Slovenia and a victory over Algeria. Theloss in the World Cup came in extra time against Ghana, after tying thescore late in regulation. In the process, the American team became the“comeback kids,” forever fighting back from deficits to tie or win.

Finishing fourteenth out of forty-nine teams was a notable feat for CoachBob Bradley and his men. Landon Donovan, finally meeting his enormouspotential, scored three goals during the tournament and was clearly theoutstanding U.S. player. At 28 year old, Donovan also served a role modelfor the younger players and future stars of a U.S. team that featured MichaelBradley who scored one key goal, the explosively fast Jozy Altidore, andGoalie Tim Howard who had sixteen incredible saves over the course ofthe four games.

The future for the U.S. men’s soccer team is promising with up-and-coming players like Jonathan Spector, Stuart Holden, DeMarcus Beasleyand Michael Bradley. Though it remains uncertain whether Bob Bradley willcontinue as coach, the U.S. team is expected to be a staunch competitorin the 2014 World Cup.

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THE FATHER OFAMERICAN ENGLISH

NOAH WEBSTER

Born in 1758, Webster was the child of a well-established Yankee family. He graduated fromYale University in 1778 and served in the Con-necticut Militia while in school. Webster went onto become a schoolteacher in Hartford. After afew years of teaching, he realized that the Amer-ican school system desperately needed to bereformed. The schools were overcrowded and thebooks were outdated. Many schoolbooks werestill being shipped over from England.

In 1783, Webster took initiative and wrote hisown textbook entitled “A Grammatical Instituteof the English Language” but affectionatelyreferred to by students and teachers alike as the“Blue-Backed Speller.” So popular were thesetextbooks, that they were still in use half a cen-tury after their creation. Throughout his life, hecontinued to edit and write textbooks.

Webster’s ultimate goal, however, was to createa truly American dictionary. At 43 years old,Webster began his work on this project. Amer-ican English was still inconsistent at the timewith words, phrases and spellings from BritishEnglish mixed in and mixed up. Webstersought unity; he defined words like “color” —eschewing the British version “colour”—so thatAmerican English would be congruous acrossthe country. He finished 47 years later with adictionary that contained with 70,000 words.Although some Americans found fault with someof the spellings in the dictionary at the time,Webster ignored these dissenters, and forgedahead with publication. The dictionary becamean influential best seller for homes, schoolsand businesses.

Webster died in 1843, and the rights to thedictionary were sold to the Merriam brothers.Charles and George Merriam revised the diction-ary several times during their lifetimes. Modifi-cations were continued after the brothers died.Now, Webster’s legacy is fondly remembered byevery schoolchild who owns a Merriam-WebsterCollegiate Dictionary.

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NoahWebster loved the English language. A lexiconographer, author andpolitical writer, Webster spent his life seeking to reform education andbring coherence to the language of America.

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The winter of 1944 was fiercely cold across Western Europe. Germanywas losing the war, and Allied spirits were rising. Earlier that year, theAllies had successfully stormed the beaches of Normandy andmovedquickly across France. They had reached theRhine, but before penetrat-ing the German homeland, they would face one last major offensive.

THE BATTLE OFTHE BULGE

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The Battle of the Bulge, as the fight becameknown, was the largest battle U.S. forces wereinvolved in during World War II. The battlefieldstretched over 80 miles, all the way from Belgiumto Luxembourg. Hitler hoped to break the Alliedforces’ momentum by surprise: his strategy was tobreak through the Allied troops and march northto Antwerp, where German troops could cut off themain supply base for the Allied forces locatedon the Western Front.

On the night of December 15, 1944, Hitler sentGerman soldiers disguised as American troops withproficient English skills to confuse the Americantroops by giving them false directions, cuttingcommunication wires, and changing road signs.The next day, under heavy fog, the German Armybegan to advance, pushing the Americans all theway back to the Meuse River and creating a huge“bulge” in the line.

It took more than a week for the Americans tobegin their first counterattack. Heavy snowstormsand severe weather made planning and moving

large groups very difficult. German troops werecleverly dressed in white uniforms to blend intothe snow and fog, which made it even more diffi-cult for the Allied troops. Over 500,000 Americanand 55,000 British troops fought in the battleled by Generals Patton, Eisenhower, McAuliffe,Bradley, Hodges, and British General Montgomery.After fierce fighting, the Germans finally beganto retreat in early January. By mid-January, the“bulge” was merely a slight curve in the line.

The Allied troops had been brave and relentless.Winston Churchill said of the battle: “This is un-doubtedly the greatest American battle of the warand will, I believe, be regarded as an ever-famousAmerican victory.” German casualties were veryhigh; historians estimate that approximately100,000 German soldiers were killed or woundedduring the battle. In addition, 800 tanks and1,000 aircraft were destroyed.

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“This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war…”– WINSTON CHURCHILL

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AMERICA’S FUN FOODSBUFFALO WINGS

Before Teressa made her legendary invention,

chicken wings were discarded as scrap meat.

They only cost five cents per pound at that time.

Her “discovery” dovetailed with a revolutionary

time for Buffalo; in the 1960s the rust-belt city

had been declared an international seaport and

was attempting a revival. To locals, Buffalo was

back on the map. The newly invented food was

part of the excitement.

The snack became a local obsession. However,

the broader growth of Buffalo wings did not

begin to take off until 1975. Retirees from cold

and snowy Buffalo tended to migrate to South

Florida. These retirees could not live a life void

of their favorite bar snack, so Edmund J. Hauk,

a former Buffalo resident, opened the Wings N’

Curls chain in Florida. In January 1979, Craig

Claiborne and Pierre Franey, high-profile food

writers for the New York Times Magazine, wrote a

recipe page onwings. This first national article was

followed by many others. Then in 1983, Hooters

opened; its menu revolved around Buffalo wings.

Soon other chain restaurants like Dominos and

Pizza Hut added wings to their menus.

Today, the Anchor Bar sells over 70,000 pounds

of Buffalo wings per month. Dominos says more

than 1/3 of their customers order wings. Hooters

claims to sell over 30 million pounds of chicken

wings per year. July 29 has been designated as

the official “Chicken Wing Day” and Buffalo cel-

ebrates an annual Buffalo Wing Festival where

tens of thousands attend the event.

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America was forever changed on October 3, 1964.On that day, Teressa Belissimo, owner of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo NY, threw

some chickenwings into the deep fryer as a late night snack for her college-aged

son. As the legend goes, Teressamixed the wings with cayenne hot sauce, and

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MARFATEXAS MEETSMINIMALISM

Marfa was a small ranching community in

the middle of the desert approximately 200

miles southeast of El Paso. At one time, it

was known only for its military base built

in 1942. After WWII had ended, the base

was mothballed. In 1977, Donald Judd, the

minimalist American artist, auctioned off

twenty of his most famed pieces and used

the money to move his work from New York

City to Marfa. He turned the space into a

museum and workshop.

In 1986, the Chinati Foundation, a contem-

porary art museum based on the Judd’s ideas,

was opened on the site of the airbase. The

goal was and is to preserve and present to

the public permanent large-scale installations

by a limited number of artists including Judd,

Donald Flavin and John Chamberlain. The

Chinati Foundation now occupies ten build-

ings. Since Judd’s death in 1994, the Chinati

Foundation and the Judd Foundation, which

preserves his living quarters, ranch and work-

spaces, have kept Judd’s vision alive.

Judd’s presence and influence turned the

small town into a magnet for artists; a place

for innovative artwork within a town that still

retains its traditional western feel. A new

wave of artists is moving to Marfa to live

and work. As a result, new gallery spaces

are opening in the downtown area. There is

a writers-in-residency program, a Marfa the-

ater group, and a multi-functional art space

called Ballroom Marfa has begun to show art

films, host musical performances, and ex-

hibit other art installations. Ballroom Marfa

is a nice combination of old and new: the

former western dance hall is a space for the

most modern of art but is located near an

old-fashion general store.

Outside of Donald Judd and modern art,

Marfa may be most famous for the mysterious

Marfa lights, visible every clear night between

Marfa and the Paisano Pass when one is fac-

ing southwest toward the Chinati Mountains.

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While driving along Route 90 through the barren west Texas desert,driversmight be surprised to spot a Prada store along the side of theroad. Turns out it’s not actually a real store, but a pop art installation.The scene is fitting for the area becauseMarfa TX has become the hipnew spot to view world-class minimalist art.

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1996.The opening of the Centennial Olympic Games took place in Atlanta.A record 197 nations took part andMuhammadAli thrilled the crowd by lighting the Olympic

torch. During the seventeen days of the Games,more than 2million visitors came to the city

and 3.5 billion watched on television. In the process, Atlanta changed dramatically, as new

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