Gambling: Our National Obsession

1612 - 1621: First colonial lotteries
1758: Colonial MA lottery to fund French & Indian War
1777: Continental Congressional Lottery
1803: New Orleans becomes first American gambling city
1822: First American casino opens in New Orleans
1895: Slot Machine invented by Charles Fey
1902: Matt Winn takes over Churchill Downs
1911: Matt Win introduces parimutuel betting at Churchill Downs
1919: Chicago "Black Sox" scandal

Las Vegas History
1904: Railroad built through Las Vegas
1930: Hoover Dam construction begins
1932: Apache Hotel opens in Las Vegas
1946: Bugsy Siegel opens the Flamingo Hotel
1950s: Congressional investigations into Las Vegas gambling
1955: Liberace headlines at The Riviera Hotel
1959: Film Oceans Eleven opens
1966: Caesars Palace open
1968: Circus Circus opens as the first themed family casino

Fast Food Nation

Steamboat Eating
Erie Canal (1925)
Transcontinental Railroad (1869)
Harvey Houses (1875)
Frederick Harvey
Harvey Girls
Diners
Jukebox (1905)
Self-contained refrigerator (1931)
Stainless steel cutlery (1921)
Automatic toaster (1924)
Electric Mixer (1931)
Formica (1930)
Lunch Wagon (Walter Scott, 1872)
Howard Johnson's (1930s)
White Castle (1921)
Walter Anderson
Billy Ingram
McDonald's (1952)
"Speedee System"
Ray Kroc

Race, Rock and the Soul of Rebellion

Jump Blues
Louis Jordan, "Jumpin' At The Jubilee", 1942
Rhythm & Blues
Ray Charles, "What'd I Say", 1955
Country Music
George Jones, "White Lightning", 1959
Chicago Blues
Muddy Waters, "Get My Mojo Workin'", 1954
Chess Records
Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode, 1958
Memphis Rockabilly
Sun Records
Jerry Lee Lewis, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", 1957
Elvis Presley, "Hound Dog", 1956
Motown (Detroit)
Smokey Robinson, "Tracks of My Tears", 1965
Martha and the Vandellas, "Dancing In The Street", 1964
Stax Records (Memphis)
Sam & Dave, "Soul Man", 1967

Hip Hop
Jamaica (1962 independence from England)
Sound Systems
Selectors
Specials
Dubplate/Dub
DJ Kool Herc
The Bronx
"the breaks"

The Four Elements of Hip Hop
1. Graffiti
2. B-Boying
3. DJing
4. MCing
Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight", 1979
Afrika Bambaataa, "Looking For the Perfect Beat", 1983
Grandmaster Flash, "The Message", 1982