Jazz (word)
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The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought-after etymologies in modern American English. Interest in the word – named the Word of the Twentieth Century by the American Dialect Society – has
Sheet music cover from 1916; spellings such as "jas", "jass" and "jasz" were seen until 1918.
Yankee
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The term Yankee and its contracted form Yank have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Their various meanings depend on the context, and may refer to New Engl
Jazz (word)
…Gilbert Holland’s second novel, Miss Gilbert's Career (1860), and meant “lively," and was used to describe the "inexpressible personal force of the Yankee". A link between the two words is supported by a February 18, 1916 article in the Daily Californian which used the spelling "jaz-m", although the context…
Manifest Destiny, settlement of the United States
Yankee settlers
Boston, New England capital
President Calvin Coolidge of New England