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The traditions across America that have significant ties to events in American history.
As the nation’s first precision lawn mower drill team, the Lawn Rangers parade each year down Main Street in downtown Arcola, Ill.Strands of colorful peppers, called ristras, hang at a roadside stand in Hatch, N.M.london-bridge-olympicsWashington, D.C.
Jim Cosgrove sings and dances with young fans on stage at the Jiggle Jam Family Music Fest in Kansas City, Mo.

Jiggle Jam

Kansas City music festival highlights kid-friendly music

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Winter swimmers take the plunge at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Coney Island Polar Bear Club

America’s oldest winter swim club hosts one of the nation’s oldest organized New Year’s Day plunges

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An illuminated cherry hovers over Traverse City, Mich., during the CherryT Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve.

10 Amazing New Year’s Eve Drops

Apples, cheese, pelicans and possums among items dropped to celebrate the new year

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Coney Island, N.Y. Polar Bear Plunge

Coney Island, N.Y. Polar Bear Plunge

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Santa and Mrs. Claus are the guests of honor of the Santa Claus Parade, America’s longest-running Christmas parade, in Peoria, Ill.

America’s Longest-Running Christmas Parade

In Peoria, Ill., the Santa Claus Parade proclaims start of Christmas season

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20 Memorable Veteran’s Day Quotes

Hand-picked quotes that honor the sacrifices of America’s veterans

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Arriving at the hospital, Dan Dewey carries stacks of Starbucks drinks custom-ordered by each patient undergoing chemotherapy treatments that day.

Coffee Angel Delivers Starbucks

Michigan man perks up chemotherapy patients at Pontiac hospital

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Ranked No. 1 in the world in her sport, Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis is America’s most decorated fencer.

Fencing Champion Fights for Olympic Gold

Mariel Zagunis follows her parents footsteps to Olympics

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A timber-harvesting machine saws quickly through a pine trunk in a region where muscle and ax felled trees more than a century earlier.

Georgia Town Celebrates Pine Trees

Swainsboro Pine Tree Festival pays homage to logging industry

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Christmas Mountain U.S.A. in Salida, Colo.

Christmas Mountain U.S.A.

In Salida, Colorado, a mile-long string of colored lights zigzags down the mountainside

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Continuing a holiday tradition that began at the close of World War II, the Rockford Choral Union performs Messiah in Rockford, Ill.

Singing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ for 65 Years

Illinois chorus shares story and hope at holidays

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