For the fifth time in the last eight years a woman is named as this website's American of the Year. Lara Trump joins a diverse group of women. Kellyanne Conway (2016), Nikki Haley (2018), Kizzmekia Corbett (2020), and Riley Gaines (2023) were the others so honored.
50th anniversary of the Swingin’ A’s trifecta
Jim 'Catfish' Hunter and his Oakland Athletics ball club were the two-time defending World Series champions, the first repeat MLB champions in more than a decade and just the second in two decades. “The Swingin’ A’s,” as they had become known, were a beloved Oakland phenomenon
Major League Baseball Home Run Derby
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr is the only three-time winner of the Homer Run Derby, taking the crown in 1994 and then in both 1998 and 1999 as a member of the Seattle Mariners.
2023 American of the Year: Riley Gaines
As we draw to the end of another calendar year it is once again time at this website of mine to honor an individual American for their unique and outstanding contribution to our nation. As I have been doing for 17 of the last 19 years (there was a break in 2014-15 when the site … Continue reading 2023 American of the Year: Riley Gaines
2022 American of the Year: Samuel Alito
As we reach the end of another calendar year the time has come to continue one of the oldest traditions here at my website, the naming of an American of the Year.
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