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 ...

There are more possibilities than you might think—it could’ve originated as an insult, a nickname, or a mispronunciation. The Spirit of '76, originally titled Yankee Doodle, was painted by Ohio native ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

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 ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.