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Iconic America
The Curse is Lifted
The Boston Red Sox's World Series win in 2004 was a historic moment for the team and its fans. It marked the end of an 86-year championship drought, known as the "Curse of the Bambino," which began after the Red Sox traded baseball legend Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. The Red Sox faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series and swept them in four games.
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The Golden Gate bridge is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America’s can-do spirit.
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As the nation wrestles with its past, the fate of Stone Mountain stands in question.
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The story of how the Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography.
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A look at The Statue of Liberty's evolving meaning as symbol for a “nation of immigrants."
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The cowboy is the quintessential American — fiercely independent, brave and laconic.
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The Gadsden flag has been co-opted by a wide variety of Americans over its long history.
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A look at the L.A. landmark that became an international symbol of the American dream.
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No ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox