Noah Webster & Americanisms

According to the 14Apr05 email from Today in Literature,

On this day in 1828 Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English Language, thereby authorizing "color," "theater," traveler" and a host of other Americanisms. But not all of them took: such words as "soop," "hed," "tung" and "tuf wimmen" were rejected as going too far. The 1828 edition is back in print today, heavily promoted by groups who prefer its Christian approach and moral tone.