George M. Cohan, the son of Irish immigrants – often described as the man who owned Broadway – dominated American theater from 1901 until 1940. During that four-decade period, the man born on the ...

Hundreds of residents gathered on the front steps of the Billerica Public Library Tuesday, Sept. 27 as Governor Charlie Baker officially designated Billerica the state’s Yankee Doodle Town. Residents ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe. The original lyrics to one of America's best-known songs, one associated with the American Revolution, were actually written a couple ...

Give my regards to Broadway --You're a grand old flag -- I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy --Over there --This way ladies and gentlemen --As the nose goes --This country needs a man like me --If I appear ...

If you visit Princeton in search of the authentic feel of this historic university town, chances are your travels will take you to the Yankee Doodle Tap Room for a drink or a meal. Although it was ...

"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 ...