From engineering feats, to cartoon dogs, to entrepreneurial
gumption, America has plenty to celebrate. For the third year running, Fortune
presents 100 outstanding things about the U.S.A.
As Ronald Reagan was so fond of saying: "There you go
again." That's right, there Fortune goes again with another 100 great
things about America. This is Fortune's third annual list -- our favorite way
to kick off the high-summer season -- and we're still following the house
rules: No repeats from previous years' lists, which is why you won't see The
Mighty Mississippi (it was included last year) or the Ford Mustang (it was on
the list the year before). Also, only the living are eligible, so apologies not
only to the Great Communicator himself, as well as Andrew Carnegie and Amelia
Earhart, but also to Lassie, Flipper, and Mr. Ed.
On this year's list you will find an iconic bridge (we have
a bunch of those in this country), a cartoon dog (ditto) and a certain Valley
to the south of San Francisco that just happens to be the cradle of global
technology innovation (there’s only one of those).
The list is great fun to argue about with friends. Just
please remember that we are now up to 300 great things cumulatively with our
three years of lists and we aim to keep going (for another seven years) until
we hit a thousand! Somewhere, I think the Gipper -- and FDR too -- are smiling
in approval...
For the whole list go to http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/economy/100-great-things-america.fortune/?iid=SF_F_River
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