America
Happy birthday, America!This July Fourth, the USA is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the day when the US formally broke away from England in 1776.A lot has happened in the last two centuries: inventions, wars, pandemics, space travel, to name a few. But…
Fireworks have been a tradition in the US since 1777.ungvar/ShutterstockThanksgiving, Mardi Gras, and Fourth of July traditions have been around for hundreds of years.Customs surrounding the presidency, such as the turkey pardoning, are also some of America’s oldest.The US also has some surprising practices, like placing pickle-shaped ornaments on Christmas…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tony Latham, the 53-year-old President of Bacardi North America, based in Miami. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’m from Australia, and I’ve worked in consumer goods at well-known companies such as SC Johnson, Danone, and Unilever.The US is the eighth…
The AI job-pocalypse hasn’t come for Bank of America’s summer internship — but good luck trying to land a spot.The bank has hired nearly 4,000 summer interns and full-time campus recruits this year, split roughly evenly between the two, in line with last year’s numbers. Around 240,000 people applied for…
