AMAC Newsline · Author
Jenna Picascio
Staff Writer
122
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Years with AMAC
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Oct 22, 2026
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122 articles
Recipes
Meatloaf with Brown Sugar Ketchup Glaze: The Quintessential Comfort Food of Mid-Century America
The dish traces back to ancient Rome, but it became a Depression-era staple when cooks stretched a pound of beef with breadcrumbs, milk, and eggs to feed a whole family.
Aug 21, 2026
This Day in History
Yellow Fever Breaks Out in Philadelphia
By fall 1793, about 5,000 people had died in the nation's temporary capital, and President Washington and other federal officials fled the city as deaths hit 100 a day.
Aug 21, 2026
This Day in History
Tommy Brown Becomes Youngest to Hit MLB Home Run
At 17 years and 257 days old in 1945, Brown homered off Preacher Roe in an 11-1 Dodgers loss, setting a record that still stands more than 80 years later.
Aug 20, 2026
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The Backyard Cookout: How BBQ Became an American Family Tradition
In 1952, a Chicago welder named George Stephen built the first domed kettle grill, and the postwar move to suburban backyards turned cookouts into a family tradition.
Aug 19, 2026
This Day in History
First Race Is Held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
On August 19, 1909, Louis Schwitzer won a five-mile race at 57.4 mph, but the crushed-rock track broke apart and killed drivers, mechanics, and spectators.
Aug 19, 2026
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This Day in History
Roanoke Colony Found Deserted
When John White reached Roanoke in 1590, all 100 colonists—including his granddaughter Virginia Dare—were gone, with only the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post.
Aug 18, 2026
Recipes
Easy Dinner Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes
Garlic butter chicken, creamy Tuscan pasta, and honey garlic salmon each use a handful of ingredients and land on the table in 30 minutes or less.
Aug 17, 2026
This Day in History
Hot Air Balloon Crosses the Atlantic
For 119 years, 17 attempts failed and at least seven balloonists died before three Americans crossed in six days on hot dogs and canned sardines in 1978.
Aug 17, 2026
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Ambrosia Salad: The Sweet Southern Classic That Became an American Holiday Tradition
Named for the "food of the gods" in Greek myth, this dish appeared in cookbooks in the late 1800s, when oranges and coconut were costly holiday luxuries.
Aug 14, 2026
This Day in History
FDR Signs Social Security Act
On August 14, 1935, FDR signed the law creating old-age benefits funded by payroll taxes, born from a Depression that had wiped out the savings of older Americans.
Aug 14, 2026
This Day in History
Berlin Is Divided
Overnight on August 13, 1961, East German forces sealed Berlin with barbed wire to stop an exodus that had reached 1,000 people a day, many of them doctors and engineers.
Aug 13, 2026
Recipes
Barbecue Across America: How Every Region Created Its Own Style
German and Czech immigrants turned cheap brisket into Texas barbecue, while the Carolinas dress pork in vinegar or mustard and Kansas City piles on burnt ends.
Aug 12, 2026
