Happy Independence Day, USA! #America250 isn't the first 'big birthday' I have experienced in our nation. My parents gave me a love for American History, travel, and learning 'with my feet,' taking me places where I could experience historic culture and hear stories I'd never heard before. In 1976, just a month before I turned 16, Mom planned "the Bicentennial Vacation," a two-week car trip from Arkansas all the way up the Eastern Seaboard to Maine and back. Americana was abu