Washington probably did stand while crossing Delaware, but not in a rowboat. Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware during a Press Preview for the Metropolitan Museum ...
It’s a patriotic song—indeed, it’s the official state anthem of Connecticut—and it’s a song that brings a smile to our faces, singing of features in caps and macaroni. But what does it all mean? To ...
OGUNQUIT, Maine — George M. Cohan is played by James Cagney in the 1942 musical biography, Yankee Doodle Dandy, being shown by Ogunquit Performing Arts at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St., Wednesday ...
Pop quiz: Which of the following songs are familiar to you? "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Give My Regards to Broadway," "It's a Grand Old Flag," "Over There." For extra credit, how many of these songs ...
On July 4, we sing America's praises. And by sing, we do mean sing. There have probably been more love songs dedicated to Uncle Sam than to all the girls named Marie in all the country songs ever ...
ALBANY – Wish “Yankee Doodle” a happy 250th birthday. The original lyrics to one of America’s best-known songs, one associated more with the American Revolution, were actually written a couple decades ...
“Yankee Doodle Dandy,” from Warner Bros. in 1942, is a fast-moving biopic on the life of George M. Cohan, who dominated Broadway in the early part of the 20th century (he had as many as five shows ...
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