A250: America’s pop culture, a worldwide export
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Neely Tucker
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blogs.loc.govA250: America’s pop culture, a worldwide exportloc.govBaseball, basketball, football, blues, jazz, rock, Hollywood, Broadway, comic books — what would the planet look like without the great spewing fountain of American pop culture? As celebrations for A250, the country's 250th birthday, get underway, the Library's vast holdings document the global impact of American films, television, theater, music, comic books and even fast food. That impact can’t be quantified — but much of it can be catalogued.
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