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 ...

Yo, Europe: How bout 'dem apples? Welcome to the new era of U.S. team golf, where Tiger Woods has found his new BFF, Phil Mickelson sprinkles gold dust on anything in his path and Freddy (What, Me ...

This coming Friday will mark the 249th birthday of our nation, and as has been the theme for so many years past, it will be filled with many celebrations, marked by parades, patriotic music, and ...

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 ...

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" is rah-rah, rousingly American and great box office, no matter how you slice it. It's a tribute to a grand American gentleman of the theatre - George M. Cohan - whose life and ...

And what are we to make of Richard M. Nixon‘s identification with Broadway hit-hustler George M. Cohan? In “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” the 1942 sawdust-to-stardust biopic that is basically the “Citizen ...

Playwright George M. Cohan and President Trump; patriots and showmen with “ordinary guy” appeal, with one big difference. Image: Everett Collection In the classic 1942 film musical “Yankee Doodle ...