Midwest - Revision history

Aschlafly: /* Cultural influence */ NFL quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in Iowa, and Brock Purdy played college football there. Racecar driver Roger Penske grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

2025-05-21T23:00:05Z

Cultural influence: NFL quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in Iowa, and Brock Purdy played college football there. Racecar driver Roger Penske grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Aschlafly: /* Cultural influence */ Grammy award-winning, Trump-endorsing country singer Gretchen Wilson is from Pocahontas, Illinois.

2024-09-07T20:12:12Z

Cultural influence: Grammy award-winning, Trump-endorsing country singer Gretchen Wilson is from Pocahontas, Illinois.

Aschlafly: copy-edit improvements

2024-05-30T22:40:34Z

copy-edit improvements

Cazle: remove internal link

2024-03-29T07:40:54Z

remove internal link

Opheilo: /* Water */ add a line linking to the economy of Door County article

2023-10-19T02:30:51Z

Water: add a line linking to the economy of Door County article

Aschlafly: /* Cultural influence */ Spencer Tracy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

2023-03-26T21:04:15Z

Cultural influence: Spencer Tracy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Aschlafly: /* Cultural influence */ added two more

2023-01-31T06:45:34Z

Cultural influence: added two more

Aschlafly: /* Cultural influence */ The rising NFL quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in Iowa.

2023-01-27T04:42:49Z

Cultural influence: The rising NFL quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in Iowa.

Aschlafly: /* Cultural influence */ Marilyn Monroe's mother was from a poor family in the Midwest.

2023-01-27T04:38:30Z

Cultural influence: Marilyn Monroe's mother was from a poor family in the Midwest.

DavidB4-bot: Spelling, grammar, and general cleanup, typos fixed: ’s → 's

2023-01-24T06:08:38Z

Spelling, grammar, and general cleanup, typos fixed: ’s → 's

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Spencer Tracy ([[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), [[Jane Russell]] (Minnesota), and Harrison Ford (Illinois).  [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s mother was from a poor family in the Midwest. [[Grammy]] award-winning, [[Trump]]-endorsing country singer Gretchen Wilson is from Pocahontas, Illinois.
-Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiana), [[LeBron James]] (basketball, Ohio), [[Roger Maris]] ([[Minnesota]]), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois).  The rising [[NFL]] quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in [[Iowa]].
+Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiana), [[LeBron James]] (basketball, Ohio), [[Roger Maris]] ([[Minnesota]]), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois). [[NFL]] quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in [[Iowa]], and Brock Purdy played college football there. Racecar driver Roger Penske grew up in Shaker Heights, [[Ohio]].
 [[Wesley So]] is a top world [[chess]] player who lives in in the Midwest ([[Minnesota]]).

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest.
-Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Spencer Tracy ([[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), [[Jane Russell]] (Minnesota), and Harrison Ford (Illinois).  [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s mother was from a poor family in the Midwest.
+Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Spencer Tracy ([[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), [[Jane Russell]] (Minnesota), and Harrison Ford (Illinois).  [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s mother was from a poor family in the Midwest. [[Grammy]] award-winning, [[Trump]]-endorsing country singer Gretchen Wilson is from Pocahontas, Illinois.
 Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiana), [[LeBron James]] (basketball, Ohio), [[Roger Maris]] ([[Minnesota]]), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois).  The rising [[NFL]] quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in [[Iowa]].

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 The Midwest founded and continues to lead the [[conservative]] movement, featuring a unique mixture of intellectual force and [[faith]].  [[The South]] tends to rely more on [[faith]] and the northeast more on [[liberal logic]].
-The Midwest is the breadbasket of the [[United States]], not merely in food but also in innovation.  The Midwest is the birthplace of the skyscraper and many other innovations that subsequently caught on nationwide.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-skyscrapers-became-possible-1991649</ref>  Its profitable auto industry, based in [[Detroit]], sparked the race to construct the world's tallest skyscraper in [[New York City]] with the Midwestern [[Walter Chrysler]] competing against a former [[General Motors]] executive behind the [[Empire State Building]].
+The Midwest is the breadbasket of the [[United States]], not merely in food but also innovation.  The Midwest is the birthplace of the skyscraper and many other innovations that subsequently caught on nationwide.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-skyscrapers-became-possible-1991649</ref>  Its profitable auto industry, based in [[Detroit]], sparked the race to construct the world's tallest skyscraper in [[New York City]] with the Midwestern [[Walter Chrysler]] competing against a former [[General Motors]] executive behind the [[Empire State Building]].
 The [[Iowa caucuses]] have asserted political preeminence for the Midwest in selecting the presidential nominees for each party, supplanting the historic role by [[New Hampshire]] in that important process.
@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 Many of the greatest writers, painters, architects, and rock stars have come from the Midwest, including [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Grant Wood]] ("[[American Gothic]]"), [[Bob Dylan]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], and [[John Cougar Mellencamp]] ("This is where I fall into that Midwestern mindset. It’s not really an opportunity. You’re being used.”<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mellencamp-debuts-politically-charged-easy-target-on-the-eve-of-trump-inauguration-215545375.html</ref>).  Innovative [[American]] [[architecture]] nearly entirely originated as [[Midwest architecture]].
-Comedians from the Midwest have been particularly influential and popular, including [[Bob Hope]] (grew up in [[Ohio]]) and [[Johnny Carson]] ([[Iowa]] and [[Nebraska]]).  More recently, comedians Melissa McCarthy and Cecily Strong are both from [[Illinois]].
+Comedians from the Midwest have been particularly influential and popular, including [[Bob Hope]] (who grew up in [[Ohio]]), [[Johnny Carson]] ([[Iowa]] and [[Nebraska]]), and Dick Cavett (Nebraska).  More recently, comedians Melissa McCarthy and Cecily Strong are both from [[Illinois]].
 President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest.
@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 == Companies and Think Tanks ==
-Midwestern manufacturers the Phillips Manufacturing & Tower Company and the packaging firm Sixarp are two companies that filed a lawsuit, with the help of The Buckeye Institute, to challenge the [[Biden vaccine mandate]] in November 2021.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/covid-states-suing-employer-vaccine-mandates-f4300ed015ed716a1054949cf199a25a</ref>
+Midwestern manufacturers the Phillips Manufacturing & Tower Company and the packaging firm Sixarp are two companies that filed a lawsuit, with the help of The Buckeye Institute, to challenge the [[Biden vaccine mandate]] in November 2021.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/covid-states-suing-employer-vaccine-mandates-f4300ed015ed716a1054949cf199a25a</ref>  The [[Heartland Institute]], based in northern [[Illinois]], is a critic of [[liberal]] [[global warming]] theories.
 == Amish ==
-Roughly two-thirds of the [[Amish]] live in the Midwest, due to its affordable farmland and [[conservative]] values.
+Roughly two-thirds of the [[Amish]] live in the Midwest, due to its affordable farmland, less restrictive regulations, and [[conservative]] values.
 ==Water==
 The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref> In some areas of the Midwest, the recreational uses of local water bodies serve to draw tourists and provide income.

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 Roughly two-thirds of the [[Amish]] live in the Midwest, due to its affordable farmland and [[conservative]] values.
 ==Water==
-The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref> In some areas of the Midwest, such as for the [[economy of Door County, Wisconsin]], the recreational uses of local water bodies serve to draw tourists and provide income.
+The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref> In some areas of the Midwest, the recreational uses of local water bodies serve to draw tourists and provide income.
 == Pro-life Democrats ==

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 Roughly two-thirds of the [[Amish]] live in the Midwest, due to its affordable farmland and [[conservative]] values.
 ==Water==
-The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref>
+The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref> In some areas of the Midwest, such as for the [[economy of Door County, Wisconsin]], the recreational uses of local water bodies serve to draw tourists and provide income.
 == Pro-life Democrats ==
 Midwestern Democrats are more likely to stand against the [[pro-abortion]] position of the national [[Democrat Party]].  For example, in 2022 enough members of the [[DFL]] in the Minnesota House were [[pro-life]] to thwart attempts there by other DFL members to expand [[abortion]].<ref>https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/07/handful-of-dflers-who-oppose-abortion-could-be-key-to-dfl-keeping-mn-house-control/</ref>

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest.
-Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]], <ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), and Harrison Ford (Illinois).
+Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), and Harrison Ford (Illinois).
 Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiana), [[LeBron James]] (basketball, Ohio), [[Roger Maris]] ([[Minnesota]]), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois).
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref>
 == Pro-life Democrats ==
-[[Midwest]]ern Democrats are more likely to stand against the [[pro-abortion]] position of the national [[Democrat Party]].  For example, in 2022 enough members of the [[DFL]] in the Minnesota House were [[pro-life]] to thwart attempts there by other DFL members to expand [[abortion]].<ref>https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/07/handful-of-dflers-who-oppose-abortion-could-be-key-to-dfl-keeping-mn-house-control/</ref>
+Midwestern Democrats are more likely to stand against the [[pro-abortion]] position of the national [[Democrat Party]].  For example, in 2022 enough members of the [[DFL]] in the Minnesota House were [[pro-life]] to thwart attempts there by other DFL members to expand [[abortion]].<ref>https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/07/handful-of-dflers-who-oppose-abortion-could-be-key-to-dfl-keeping-mn-house-control/</ref>
 ==Host of RNC==
 The [[Republican National Convention]] is often located in the Midwest:
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 *[[Milwaukee]] (2024)
 ==New History of the Midwest==
-In November 2022, a new history of the Midwest in 1800-1900 was published to favorable reviews, although the book dwells too much on the issue of [[slavery]].  Jon K. Lauck’s ''The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800–1900'', is praised in the ''[[National Review]]''.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-missing-link-in-american-history/</ref>  This new book is a welcome antidote to the distortions by [[Critical Race Theory]] that has infested the [[College Board]] [[Advanced Placement]] [[American history]] exam.
+In November 2022, a new history of the Midwest in 1800-1900 was published to favorable reviews, although the book dwells too much on the issue of [[slavery]].  Jon K. Lauck's ''The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800–1900'', is praised in the ''[[National Review]]''.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-missing-link-in-american-history/</ref>  This new book is a welcome antidote to the distortions by [[Critical Race Theory]] that has infested the [[College Board]] [[Advanced Placement]] [[American history]] exam.
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
-[[category:Amish]]
+[[Category:Amish]]
-[[category:Midwest]]
+[[Category:Midwest]]
 [[Category:Regions of the United States]]
-[[category:Water]]
+[[Category:Water]]