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Were back and better than ever!<\/p>\n
Yes, Im talking about America post (sort of) COVID-19, but also Yahoo Finances 100 Greatest Things about America list. Of course many of us have had a rough time of it this past year. What better reason then to celebrate the good things about our country. So before you mix up the G&Ts (and\/or the margs) and fire up the grill (and\/or the fireworks), please check out our latest list.<\/p>\n
First a few notes. This project has been done for seven years running, (I started it in 2010 when I was the editor of Fortune, and skipped a few years), which means we now have 700 greatest things about America and we could easily find 700 more. For the record, pretty much anything can be on the list national parks, TV shows, favorite foods subject to just one rule. People can be included, of course, but only the living. Ditto for dogs and cats. (Sorry Rin Tin Tin and Socks see No. 39.)<\/p>\n
Note that a few people from previous lists have passed away over the years. Also, picks from older lists may have not aged well, as they say, but we arent going to edit previous years lists, except this year in one instance. I discovered that Edward R. Murrow (I Can Hear It Now) somehow made the first list in 2010, (No. 55), a violation of our guidelines, since he died in 1965. While I have the greatest respect for the legendary CBS newsman, (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow, fyi), I am going to remove him and replace him with John Sidney McCain III, who passed away in 2018, (but of course was alive in 2010.)<\/p>\n
With so many names its fun to search for great things you might think should be on the list (hit command F on a Mac.) You will see we added our third Taylor this year (Ham, No. 23), which joins Chuck Taylor No. 89 in 2013 and James Taylor, No. 49 in 2011. (Stand ready for 2022 Taylor Made!) We also added two doctors this year (Fauci No. 1 and Pepper No. 2) to join one on the 2012 list (Seuss No. 80.) And we now have three peanuts, the cartoon this year at No. 68, peanut butter at No. 56 in 2012 and just the plain old nut (er, legume) No. 30 in 2014. In other words you can have all kinds of fun with the list, which we very much encourage you to do.<\/p>\n
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So Happy Fourth of July everyone! And please enjoyin no particular orderYahoo Finances 100 Greatest Things about America 2021!<\/p>\n
1. U.S. COVID-19 vaccines: Moderna, J&J, (and 50%) Pfizer<\/p>\n
2. Dr. Anthony Fauci<\/p>\n
3. Dr. Pepper<\/p>\n
4. Statue of Liberty<\/p>\n
5. The new space race: Bezos v. Musk<\/p>\n
6. Simone Biles<\/p>\n
7. Rice Krispies treats<\/p>\n
8. Juneteenth an official federal holiday<\/p>\n
9. Capitol Police officers<\/p>\n
10. Free Britney movement<\/p>\n
11. Ted Lasso<\/p>\n
12. Rita Moreno<\/p>\n
13. Elastic waistband dress pants<\/p>\n
14. Stimulus checks<\/p>\n
15. LGBT Pride Month<\/p>\n
16. Grilled cheese<\/p>\n
17. BLTs<\/p>\n
18. Competitive eating<\/p>\n
19. WWE SummerSlam<\/p>\n
20. Muscle cars going electric<\/p>\n
21. Ford all-electric F-150<\/p>\n
22. New Jersey<\/p>\n
23. Taylor Ham \/ Pork Roll<\/p>\n
24. A free press<\/p>\n
25. Ketchup<\/p>\n
26. Paul Simon<\/p>\n
27. Olivia Rodrigo<\/p>\n
28. Meme stocks<\/p>\n
29. Roaring Kitty<\/p>\n
30. Meghan Markle<\/p>\n
31. Emmanuel Acho<\/p>\n
32. Big Tech (For better and worse)<\/p>\n
33. NASAs Perseverance Rover<\/p>\n
34. HBOMaxs simultaneous movie\/streaming release strategy<\/p>\n
35. \"Mare of Easttown\"<\/p>\n
36. Jean Smart<\/p>\n
37. Podcasts<\/p>\n
38. Zoom Cat<\/p>\n
39. First pets (pets owned by U.S. presidents)<\/p>\n
40. Reality TV shows<\/p>\n
41. The 8-hour shh sound to put babies to sleep on YouTube<\/p>\n
42. Deeply discounted hand sanitizer<\/p>\n
43. Full aisles of toilet paper<\/p>\n
44. American Girl dolls<\/p>\n
45. Whoopie Pies<\/p>\n
46. Pop Rocks<\/p>\n
47. Diet orange soda<\/p>\n
48. Snow Cones with ice cream<\/p>\n
49. College GameDay<\/p>\n
50. Cherry blossoms by the Jefferson Memorial<\/p>\n
51. Phil Mickelson<\/p>\n
52. Dionne Warwick<\/p>\n
53. Burt Bacharach<\/p>\n
54. The Affordable Care Act<\/p>\n
55. Stacey Abrams<\/p>\n
56. Mitt Romney<\/p>\n
57. Dairy Queen<\/p>\n
58. I voted stickers<\/p>\n
59. Boardwalks<\/p>\n
60. Go-karts<\/p>\n
61. Two oceans<\/p>\n
62. Two Utah political opponents saying they respect each other<\/p>\n
63. Wawa vs. Sheetz<\/p>\n
64. \"The Facts of Life\" \/ \"Diffrent Strokes\" \/ \"Family Ties\"<\/p>\n
65. \"Little House on the Prairie\"<\/p>\n
66. 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments<\/p>\n
67. Marilynne Robinson<\/p>\n
68. Peanuts cartoons<\/p>\n
69. Bill Hader<\/p>\n
70. Mountain bikes<\/p>\n
71. Cher<\/p>\n
72. The re-opened local coffee shop not named Starbucks<\/p>\n
73. Mazie Hirono<\/p>\n
74. Netflix giving shows like \"The Flash\" an afterlife<\/p>\n
75. Crazy Horse Memorial<\/p>\n
76. Peaceful transitions of power<\/p>\n
77. The battle-scarred song: Im Proud to be an American<\/p>\n
78. I Wont Back Down by Tom Petty<\/p>\n
79. Fight the Power by Public Enemy<\/p>\n
80. The Onion<\/p>\n
81. Fuddruckers<\/p>\n
82. Billie Eilish<\/p>\n
83. Tom Ford<\/p>\n
84. Harrison Ford<\/p>\n
85. Concert T-shirts<\/p>\n
86. Red Rocks Amphitheatre<\/p>\n
87. Empire State Building<\/p>\n
88. Gluten-free foods<\/p>\n
89. REM<\/p>\n
90. Nick Saban<\/p>\n
91. Chez Panisse<\/p>\n
92. Charlie Munger<\/p>\n
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