Penicillin
Light bulbs
Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, John Houston
the Moon landings
Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Duke
John Irving, Mark Twain
Maine lobstermen, Cowboys, Oregon lumbermen
TexMex, Memphis dry rub, Gumbo
The Interstate highway system
DC3, 707, 747, 787. the space shuttle
Model Ts, mini vans
Microchips, Smart Phones, PC's, Typewriters

Yep, nothing to be grateful for here.