The origin of the word Yankee, the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" explained, and George Washington likely did stand while crossing the Delaware River. And other factoids about the American Revolution.

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 actual… ...

That last-day-of-his-life story provides the framing device for “Yankee Doodle,” which opens Tuesday (Aug. 5) for a short, 16-performance run at St. Paul’s Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

“Yankee Doodle” predates the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763). Ever since its writing, the song has been sung as a patriotic anthem.

His song "Over There" was a morale builder for World War I, a notoriously stupid and wasteful enterprise. With a jaundiced eye, one might see "Yankee Doodle Dandy" as 2004 war propaganda and ...