To celebrate the upcoming Semiquincentennial, let’s crowd-source a list of at least 250 things we love about this country.

Mention your favorite American foods, music, products, national parks, movie stars, or even small daily freedoms.

I’ll kick us off with a classic: American Sodas

Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and the endless varieties of Mountain Dew (Baja Blast, anyone?)

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Quote :

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"

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College football - marching bands, student sections, rivalries, noise, outfits—and oh yeah, the football

4/28/2026 8:10:46 PM

US Beef!

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Professional wrestling - who doesn't love the Rock, Stone Cold, and the Undertaker?

4/28/2026 8:22:41 PM

I'll say blue jeans! I'm wearing them right now!

Here's what we've said so far:

1. American sodas
2. The Establishment Clause
3. College football (and the culture surrounding it)
4. US beef
5. Professional wrestling
6. Blue jeans

4/28/2026 8:48:41 PM

Fried chicken fast food joints like Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Raising Cane's. Finger lickin' good!

And on that note, fast food drive thrus, the first of which was in Springfield, MO.

4/29/2026 4:07:19 AM

How could I forget Bojangle's???

4/29/2026 6:07:51 AM

4 more...

Hip Hop music

Alternative rock music

Microsoft

Nike

4/29/2026 9:11:04 AM