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   Why is the Star-Spangled Banner a national anthem?

   • " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the " Defence of Fort M'Henry ", a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.

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   Where did the Star Spangled Banner come from?

   • The song quickly became popular; it was ultimately printed in 17 newspapers from Georgia to New Hampshire. Soon after, Thomas Carr of the Carr Music Store in Baltimore published the words and music together under the title "The Star Spangled Banner", although it was originally called "Defence of Fort M'Henry".

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   Where did the Star-Spangled Banner music come from?

   • This 19th century version (MP3) of the Star-Spangled Banner was performed on original instruments from the National Museum of American History's collection. Arranged by G. W. E. Friederich, the music is played as it would have been heard in 1854. O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?

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   Who sung the Star-Spangled Banner?

   • The official version of the “The Star-Spangled Banner” (arranged 1917), sung by the University of Michigan American Music Institute Chorus, with Scott Van Ornum on piano, conducted by Jerry Blackstone, and produced by musicologist Mark Clague. Innumerable publications of the song through the years have shown variations in both words and music.

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   "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the " Defence of Fort M'Henry ", [2] a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 .

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   Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner, O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the...

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   Among the annals of national anthems as a prelude to sporting events, few have topped the one delivered by Whitney Houston before Super Bowl XXV in 1991 in Tampa, Florida. A woman, her incredible...

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   2 days ago · The Star-Spangled Banner, national anthem of the United States, with music adapted from the anthem of a singing club and words by Francis Scott Key. After a century of general use, the four-stanza song was officially adopted as the national anthem by an act of Congress in 1931.

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    Sep 28, 2017 · Learn how Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem of the United States in 1814, inspired by the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Discover the origin, evolution and controversy of the song and its melody.

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    This 19th century version (MP3) of the Star-Spangled Banner was performed on original instruments from the National Museum of American History's collection. Arranged by G. W. E. Friederich, the music is played as it would have been heard in 1854.