>>> It's time to remember George M.
>>> I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy
>>> A Yankee Doodle, do or die
>>> A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
>>> Born on the Fourth of July
>>Or in honor of alt.circumcision, Yank my Doodle!ehee Cohan is often
>>assumed, but not a sweet Jew! eh But alas, who needs Cohan when we
>>have sweet Irving Berlin (b. Baline, raised in NYC), who penned
>>America's greatest national anthem, "God Bless America!" If you can,
>>don't forget to tune into America's largest fireworks display/
>>telecast, ala Macy's 32nd Annual Live 4th of July Spectactular Show on
>>NBC,
NYC:http://tinyurl.com/5fgps9-D, NYC "And you can here it in my
>>accent when I talk, I'm an Englishman in New York" - STING.."On
>>November 1, 1683, the British formed Kings (aka Brooklyn) & Queens
>>Counties, naming the regions in honor of England's King Charles II and
>>his wife, Catherine of Braganza" - LITTLE BIG BOOK OF NEW YORK.."Named
>>Heere Street (High Street) by the Dutch, Broadway was one of two main
>>trading routes leading north from the tip of lower Manhattan. During
>>the American Revolution, British and American troops traveled and
>>fought along it" - IBID.."The statue of King George III in Bowling
>>Green was destroyed by riots in 1776, melted down, and turned into
>>musket balls used to fire against the British during the Revolutionary
>>War" - IBID.."On July 9, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was read
>>aloud to General Washington's troops in New York".."New York City was
>>briefly the US capital from 1789 to 1790" - IBID.."Central Park is
>>home to 25M visitors a year - 250,000 on a spring weekend. All the
>>pedestrian paths in CP add up to 58 miles. There are 800 species of
>>birds in North America - 275 of them can be seen in CP. The northern
>>end of CP was the site of a series of fortifications for the
>>Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Since 1908, more than 175
>>movies have contained scenes in CP. CP is 843 acres - a larger area
>>than the principality of Monaco - and contains more than 500,000 trees
>>and shrubs. CP's Mall, culminating at Bethesda Terrace, was envisioned
>>by Olmstead and Vaux as the "grand promenade" for park visitors to see
>>and be seen. It was the only formal architectural design element in
>>the park. In 1961 and 1965 respectively, the Metropolitan Opera and
>>the New York Philharmonic began giving free concerts in the park.
>>Shakespeare in the park started in 1962." - IBID.."As one of the
>>greatest American Universities, Columbia University was founded in
>>1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England.
>>It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New
>>York and the fifth oldest in the United States" - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY,
>>NYC>
