Harlem Shake (2001 dance)
The Harlem Shake, according to an 2003 interview by Inside Hoops by a man named "Al B" who developed his drunken shake in 1981 and performed it at the Entertainer's Basketball…
The Harlem Shake, according to an 2003 interview by Inside Hoops by a man named "Al B" who developed his drunken shake in 1981 and performed it at the Entertainer's Basketball…
The Harlem Shake is a dance video that became popular in February 2013. Baauer - Harlem Shake (Rip) is a YouTube video that was published on April 8, 2012, but it didn't contain the dance. The…
Shuffling in Harlem was popularized by the very successful African American musical revue Shuffle Along (1921). The revue starred Josephine Baker (1906-1975), who was described by a newspaper in…
"Harlem Week" began as "Harlem Day" in 1975. It became "Harlem Week" in 1977. The annual festival takes place in August. There was also a "Harlem Week" given…
"Harlem's Beale Street" was West 133rd Street in Harlem, between Lenox Avenue and Seventh Avenue. Many night clubs, speakeasies and fried chicken restaurants were located there.…
St. Charles Borromeo Church in Harlem (213 West 141st Street) was completed in 1904. Its Gothic structure has caused many to call it "Harlem's cathedral" or "the cathedral of…
Harlem's jazz musicans did undeniably help spread the "Big Apple" phrase in the 1930s, but did not originate it. The Big Apple night club, at Seventh Avenue and West 135th Street,…
125th Street (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) has long been known as "Harlem's Main Street." Other terms used less often include "the buckle of Harlem's black…
Harlem's "Restaurant Row" is Frederick Douglass Boulevard, between 110th and 125th streets. The Daily News (New York, NY) said on November 10, 2000, "In Harlem, 116th Street has…
"Harlemite” is the name of an inhabitant of Harlem, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Harlemite” has been cited in print since at least 1864. Wikipedia: HarlemHarlem is a large…
"Harlingenite” is the name of an inhabitant of Harlingen, Texas. The name “Harlingenite” has been cited in print since at least 1905. Wikipedia: Harlingen, TexasHarlingen is a city in…
"Harm City" is the perhaps inevitable variant of Baltimore's nickname, "Charm City." It implies a charmless Baltimore that's full of crime. 22 February 1992, Baltimore…
New York City has had two different places that went by the name of "Harmony Row." "Harmony Row" was the name for the music publishers assembled on West 28th Street, between…
New York City has had two different places that went by the name of "Harmony Row." "Harmony Row" was the name for the music publishers assembled on West 28th Street, between…
New York City has had two different places that went by the name of "Harmony Row." "Harmony Row" was the name for the music publishers assembled on West 28th Street, between…
New York City has had two different places that went by the name of "Harmony Row." "Harmony Row" was the name for the music publishers assembled on West 28th Street, between…
Rice University is sometimes called the "Harvard of the South" or the "Harvard of the Southwest." Rice is one of the best universities in the country and doesn't really…
"Harvard on the Border" is a nickname of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The nickname was on bumper stickers in the 1970s and is believed to have been coined by UTEP professor…
"Harvard on the Highway" is an unflattering and unofficial nickname for several community colleges. In the 1980s, when basketball players such as Walter Berry enrolled there, it was a…
Lamar University in Beaumont is on the Neches River. An unofficial Lamar nickname is "Harvard on the Neches." Wikipedia: Lamar UniversityLamar University is a four-year university located…