| 1755 | 1755 - "Yankee Doodle."—The origin of the tune or words of Yankee Doodle is by no means clear. Some ascribe the tune to a Dr. Shackburg, who is said to have composed it in 1755, in derision of the old-fashioned equipments of the colonial soldiers. Some English writers ..."Yankee Doodle."—The origin of the tune or words of Yankee Doodle is by no means clear. Some ascribe the tune to a Dr. Shackburg, who is said to have composed it in 1755, in derision of the old-fashioned equipments of the colonial soldiers. Some English writers say that both words and tune were written in Cromwell's time, but that Yankee Doodle was their Nankee Doodle, and applied to Oliver Cromwell, referring to his entrance into Oxford wearing in his hat a single plume ...  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.co.uk/books?id=A60bAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT36
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| 1775 | 1775 - Back in 1775, Ditson, a Billerica farmer, was tarred and feathered by the British for illegally attempting to purchase a musket. He was paraded through the streets of Boston to an unflattering version of "Yankee Doodle," hence Billerica's claim to being ...Back in 1775, Ditson, a Billerica farmer, was tarred and feathered by the British for illegally attempting to purchase a musket. He was paraded through the streets of Boston to an unflattering version of "Yankee Doodle," hence Billerica's claim to being "America's Yankee Doodle Town," and the spirit behind every townie's favorite weekend of the year. For a full schedule of Yankee Doodle events, visit www.yankeedoodle.billerica.towns.org. Jennifer Amy Myers' e-mail address is ... Show more Show lesswww.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-17532365.html
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| 1861 | Sep 12, 1861 - Editor. of%the Necv-York Times in your.paper of this morning the following about. the. prisoners on Governor's Island.: x The other evening the captured officers were on the parade ground listening to the band, which plays for an hour. night, before the commanding officer s quarters: ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00B10F73D5D117B93C0A81782D85F458684F9
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| 1878 | Jul 3, 1878 - Besides "Over There," Cohan also wrote, "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "I'ma Yankee Doodle Dandy." George M. Cohan was born on July 3, 1878, in Providence, Rhode Island. He had little formal training, but he and his sister joined their parents' vaudeville ...Besides "Over There," Cohan also wrote, "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "I'ma Yankee Doodle Dandy." George M. Cohan was born on July 3, 1878, in Providence, Rhode Island. He had little formal training, but he and his sister joined their parents' vaudeville act and became known as "The Four Cohans." Cohan had many talents. He not only wrote songs, but also he acted and wrote plays. The movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was made about his career. Show more Show lesswww.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/gilded/cohan_2
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| 1899 | Jan 15, 1899 - YANKEE Doodle is one of the oldest songs in the world, and at different periods of an unparalleled career has belonged to England, to the once vast empire of Holland, and to the Roman Catholic church, where it probably originated, somewhere about the year 1200 AD ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/324318252.html?dids=324318252:324318252&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+15%2C+1899...YANKEE+DOODLE...
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| 1928 | Nov 5, 1928 - Fragments of an airplane and the bodies of two men scattered along the side of Crook Canyon in the Bradshaw Mountains twenty-three miles south of here, were identified positively today as the Yankee Doodle monoplane. DOODLE FLYERS. DIE IN ARIZO.VN UL ; 3 Capt. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/367376362.html?dids=367376362:367376362&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+05%2C...YANKEE+DOODLE...
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| 1942 | May 30, 1942 - "Yankee Doodle Dandy," story of a famed entertainer of the show world, had its premiere last night on Broadway in the vicinity of Times Square. There could be no other setting so appropriate for this production, recalling ex-. BY SCHALLERT. NEW YORK, Alay 29.-"Yan- kee Doodle Dandy," ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/414689751.html?dids=414689751:414689751&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+30%2C+1942...'Yankee+Doodle...
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| 1943 | Jul 18, 1943 - He's a Yankee Doodle Dandy, —at least that Is the way Mamie feels about little Bobo, her of July baby, who is . of his mother's at Florida Wild Animal A Reptile ranch. Fourth street north. Bobo. is Mamie's third baby and attendants at the ranch say she seems to be more proud of her ... news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=mbUKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hU0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7387,4657111&dq= yankee+doodle&hl=en
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| 1986 | Apr 1, 1986 - Foreigners are not the only people who first know America through its movies. So do millions of Americans, not simply because the camera took us around the country but because it introduced us to so many of our fellow citizens. We knew the cowboy because we met John Wayne, ... www.nytimes.com/1986/04/01/opinion/topics-impersonations-yankee-doodle-boy.html
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| 2004 | Oct 17, 2004 - (10-17) 04:00 PDT Boston -- After falling behind 0-2 in the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox spoke longingly of Fenway Park. "I tell you what,'' Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar said before Game 3. "If we get back here and find some way to get some crooked numbers, ... sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/17/SPGFD9BCM61.DTL
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