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 ...

And with the girls be handy! This Fourth of July, Americans across the United States will gather together, as they have so many times in the past, to participate in the time-honored American tradition ...

Protest music has a deep and rich history in the United States. One could even say it was born right alongside it. From "Yankee Doodle" being sung back in defiance at the British soldiers who ...

Billerica has been long known as the “Yankee Doodle Town,” a patriotic nickname whose roots date back to Revolutionary times. Now, it’s official. Governor Charlie Baker and town leaders were gathering ...

Most of us can sing the dance tune "Yankee Doodle" without too much trouble. But why is a feather called "macaroni"? Chris Roberts, author of... Reason Behind the Rhyme: 'Yankee Doodle' DEBBIE ELLIOTT ...

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On July 4, we sing America's praises. And by sing, we do mean sing. There have probably been more love songs dedicated to Uncle Sam than to all the girls named Marie in all the country songs ever ...

David Ditta, who just retired as a commercial photographer and videographer in California, was a genealogist by avocation who could trace his American ancestors, the Davenports, back to relatives who ...

“Yankee Doodle went to town, Riding on a pony, Stuck a feather in his cap And called it macaroni. Yankee Doodle keep in up, Yankee Doodle dandy, Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy ...

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