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This is a blog describing events, landmarks and national monuments that tell the story of the American culture.
Almost everybody has heard of the Mount Rushmore National Monument, constructed in the Black Hills of South Dakota, by Danish-American sculptor Gutzon Borglum, and his son, Lincoln Borglum, from 1935-1941.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an annual American tradition that has been going on for 78 years in Sturgis, South Dakota. This celebration started in 1938 and is usually held during the first two weeks of August.
The STYR Labs Badwater® 135 ultramarathon is held annually, in July when weather conditions and temperatures are most extreme in Death Valley, with temperatures hovering around 120 Fahrenheit (49 Celsius).
