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The American 100 (Mark Byron, 8/25/02)

After seeing the fun some bloggers had with the BBC's top 100 Britons in history, let's look at an American 100, the top 100 Americans that have shaped 2002 America the most, for good or bad. Or, to understand American culture today, these 100 biographies best tell the story of America.

The first glaring omission I note is, no Secretariat. One trembles though to think how many hours you could spend hashing this out and how many beers you could quaff in the process. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 27, 2002 8:45 PM