The history of the United States can be great, fun, funny, inspiring, horrifying, and completely ridiculous, if not all of these at once. And there is a daunting amount of it. From the Mayflower landing on Plymouth Rock to Apollo 11' s touchdown on the moon, it's been quite a ride.
In The United States of Awesome, author Josh Miller attempts to capture the full range of the nation's awesome history through a dizzying array of fun facts, curious trivia and wacky revelations that are nothing short of awesome.
Here are just a few of the facts you'll discover: