Over There
Videos
"Over There" is a 1917 war song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and the American public during World War I and World War II. Written shortly after the Ameri
1917 sheet music cover with Nora Bayes
Sheet music from 1917 featuring sailor William J. Reilly of the USS Michigan
Cover drawing of soldiers from sketch by Henry Hutt
Yankee
Videos
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
Over There
…American men to enlist in the American Expeditionary Forces and fight the Central Powers. The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus: "The Yanks are coming." According to the Library of Congress, Cohan wrote "Over There" during his commute to work on April 7, 1917, a day after the U.S. officially…
Manifest Destiny, settlement of the United States
Yankee settlers
Boston, New England capital
President Calvin Coolidge of New England