by Barry Owen Furrer | Sep 28, 2022 | Americana
September 28th is National Sons Day so this post is dedicated not to The March King and his father, Antonio, but rather to John Philip Sousa, Jr. John, Jr,. was the first of three Sousa children and was born on April 1st, 1881. He was educated in Washington, New York...
by Jari Villanueva | Apr 11, 2018 | Americana, Marches
In 1925, baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis asked Sousa to write a march for the National League’s 50th anniversary. Sousa responded with his wonderful march, “The National Game”. Listen to “The National Game” Landis was...
by Jari Villanueva | Apr 2, 2018 | Americana
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an ‘egg roll’ party. Held on the South Lawn, it is one of the oldest annual events in White House history. Some historians note that First Lady Dolley Madison...
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