Profile America
Profile America is a daily, 60-second feature that uses interesting vignettes from key events, observances or commemorations for that day to highlight information collected by the Census Bureau. Radio stations may request a cd of these features by calling (301) 763-3011 or writing pio@census.gov.
Note: These features can be heard or downloaded in the mp3 format.
- Sep 01, 2012: Nation's Largest Music & Arts Festival
- Sep 02, 2012: Potato Bowl
- Sep 03, 2012: Fun in Alaska
- Sep 04, 2012: First Newsboy
- Sep 05, 2012: Huge Michigan Fire
- Sep 06, 2012: Pumping Gas
- Sep 07, 2012: Noted Heart Surgeon
- Sep 08, 2012: First Junior High School
- Sep 09, 2012: California Statehood
- Sep 10, 2012: Lincoln Highway
- Sep 11, 2012: U.S. Attacked Anniversary
- Sep 12, 2012: Saving Old Ironsides
- Sep 13, 2012: Hummingbirds
- Sep 14, 2012: Ice Cream Cone
- Sep 15, 2012: Hispanic Heritage Month
- Sep 16, 2012: NFL Founded
- Sep 17, 2012: Battle of Antietam 150th
- Sep 18, 2012: Aviation's First Death
- Sep 19, 2012: First Federal Loan
- Sep 20, 2012: Red Auerbach
- Sep 21, 2012: The Man Who Made America Laugh
- Sep 22, 2012: Beginning of Fall
- Sep 23, 2012: Baseball's Biggest Dispute
- Sep 24, 2012: Hispanics in the Military
- Sep 25, 2012: Newspaper Milestones
- Sep 26, 2012: Decaf Coffee
- Sep 27, 2012: Pumpkins
- Sep 28, 2012: Cranberries
- Sep 29, 2012: Gene Autry
- Sep 30, 2012: Hydroelectric Power
- Aug 01, 2012: Spider-Man at 50
- Aug 02, 2012: Lamar Hunt
- Aug 03, 2012: Tony Bennett
- Aug 04, 2012: Louis Armstrong
- Aug 05, 2012: Marilyn Monroe
- Aug 06, 2012: Ederle Swims English Channel
- Aug 07, 2012: The Washington Star
- Aug 08, 2012: Famous Hollywood Murders
- Aug 09, 2012: State Fairs
- Aug 10, 2012: Kool-Aid Days
- Aug 11, 2012: Vinyl Record Day
- Aug 12, 2012: Christy Mathewson
- Aug 13, 2012: Ben Hogan's 100th
- Aug 14, 2012: Mail-Order Catalog
- Aug 15, 2012: Julia Child's 100th
- Aug 16, 2012: Fireworks
- Aug 17, 2012: Fulton's Steamboat
- Aug 18, 2012: Women Gain Right to Vote
- Aug 19, 2012: Two Electronic Geniuses
- Aug 20, 2012: Immunization
- Aug 21, 2012: Last Vacation Flings
- Aug 22, 2012: First Hotel Elevator
- Aug 23, 2012: Gene Kelly's 100th
- Aug 24, 2012: Back to School
- Aug 25, 2012: National Park Service
- Aug 26, 2012: National Safe at Home Week
- Aug 27, 2012: First Commercial Oil Well
- Aug 28, 2012: First Radio Commercial
- Aug 29, 2012: UPS Starts
- Aug 30, 2012: Hog Festival
- Aug 31, 2012: West Virginia Italian Festival