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Knickerbocker is a Dutch surname and a type of clothing. It is a name often cited in reference to New York City--an allusion to the fictional character "Father Knickerbocker" who, according to the tale told by Washington Irving, was the head of the first socially prominent family in New York. According to Ric Burns' New York: A Documentary Film, generations of New Yorkers proudly claimed to be descendants of Father Knickerbocker, despite his fictional roots. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Washington Irving (April 3, 1783–November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ... Eric D. Burns is a documentary filmmaker and writer. ... New York: A Documentary Film is a seven-part American documentary on the history of New York City produced by Ric Burns that originally aired in the U.S. on PBS. The first four two-hour installments, which covered the history of the city from its founding to the turn...

Uses of the name Knickerbocker include:

People

• Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker, a Dutch colonist of New York and grandfather of Herman Knickerbocker
• Herman Knickerbocker, a United States Representative from New York

Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker (c. ... Herman Knickerbocker (July 27, 1779 - January 30, 1855) was a United States Representative from New York. ...

Clothing

• Knickers, panties or women's undergarments
• Knickerbockers (clothing), men's or boys' baggy knee trousers

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into panties. ... Knickerbockers were a kind of mens or boys baggy knee trousers, of a type particularly popular in the early twentieth century. ...

Sports

• The Knickerbocker Rules, an early formalization of the rules of baseball
• New York Knickerbockers, a defunct baseball team
• New York Knicks, a National Basketball Association team

The so-called Knickerbocker Rules were the 20 general guidelines to the rules of the game of baseball and of the organization itself that drew up those rules: The early 1840s New York ball club called the Knickerbockers. ... The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a National Basketball Association team based in New York, New York. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Places

• Knickerbocker Avenue, a shopping strip and street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
• Knickerbocker Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line), a New York City Subway station
• Knickerbockers (venue), a concert venue in Lincoln, Nebraska
• Knickerbocker Hotel, a building in New York City
• Knickerbocker Village, a housing project in Lower East Side, Manhattan
• Knickerbocker Hotel, a building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Knickerbocker Mansion, home to Herman Jansen Knickerbocker located in Schaghticoke, NY.
• Knickerbocker Drive, a street in Newark, De
• Knickerbocker Avenue, a street in Paterson, NJ

Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ... Knickerbocker Avenue is a New York City Subway station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. ... Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: , Country   State     County United States   Nebraska     Lancaster Founded[1]   Renamed   Incorporated 1856   July 29, 1867   April 1, 1869 Government  - Mayor Chris Beutler Area  - City 195. ... Knickerbocker Hotel, now called Six Times Square Six Times Square is a building located at 1466 Broadway at the southeast corner of 42nd Street in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Knickerbocker Village Limited was a popular mob apartment building where many notable and powerful Bonanno crime family made members and associates lived in Lower East Side, Manhattan. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Mural on Orchard Street and Houston Street by artist Marco L.E.S. redirects here. ... Knickerbocker Hotel For the old Knickerbocker Hotel (New York), see: Six Times Square The Knickerbocker Hotel (also Knickerbocker on the Lake) is a low-rise building located in the Yankee Hill neighborhood of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: , County Milwaukee Government  - Mayor Tom Barrett Area  - City  97 sq mi (251. ...

Other

• Diedrich Knickerbocker, a pen name of American writer and diplomat Washington Irving
• The Knickerbocker, a nineteenth-century American literary magazine
• The Knickerbocker Gang, a series of books
• knickerbocker glory, an ice cream dessert served in a tall glass
• The Knickerbockers, a 1960s pop music/rock-and-roll band
• In Michael Flynn's alternate history novelette The Forest of Time, in which the Thirteen Colonies failed to unite and became independent ( and mutually antagonistic) nation states, "Knicks" is how the inhabitants of New York State (not just the city) are called by their neighbors.

Knickerbocker is Dutch for "Marble Baker." Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ... Washington Irving (April 3, 1783–November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ... The Knickerbocker was an American literary magazine, founded by Charles Fenno Hoffman in 1833, and published until 1859. ... The Knickerbocker Gang is a series of books for children by Austrian writer Thomas Brezina. ... Knickerbocker glory A knickerbocker glory is a very elaborate ice cream sundae that is served in a large tall glass, particularly in the United Kingdom. ... 60s Group Famous for their hit Lies a Lennon-McCartney Penned tune never recorded or released by their group The Beatles The Knickerbockers formed in 1964 by Buddy Randell (vocals, sax), previously of the Royal Teens, who had a hit with Short Shorts. The original (and classic) line-up consisted... Michael Flynn, (born 1947), sometimes published as Michael F. Flynn, worked full time as a statistician and wrote science fiction as a sideline for several years. ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... In 1775, the British claimed authority over the red and pink areas on this map and Spain ruled the orange. ...

• Knickerbocker Storm, a significant blizzard bringing down the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington DC.

Knickerbocker Theater after the collapse of the roof The Knickerbocker Storm was a blizzard that occurred on January 27–28, 1922 in the northeastern United States. ...

See also

• Knickerbocracy

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