On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed the bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States. The anthem’s lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key, ...
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The wild history behind our national anthem
Before it became a solemn patriotic symbol, 'The Star-Spangled Banner' began life as a raucous English drinking song. Francis Scott Key’s stirring words, inspired by the sight of the American flag ...
President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States of America. The anthem was originally written in 1814 by poet Francis Scott Key. One ...
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