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In 1931—more than 100 years after it was composed—Congress passed a measure declaring “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the official national anthem. History of the National Anthem at Sporting Events The Dutch Royal House". Dutch Royal House. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008 . Retrieved 17 April 2008. The President of the Republic of Estonia: National Symbols". 14 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2006. Cubs vs Red Sox 1918 World Series: A Tradition is Born". Baseballisms.com. May 21, 2011 . Retrieved April 18, 2017.

Key himself had even used the tune before, as accompaniment for verses he wrote in 1805 commemorating American naval victories in the Barbary War. Key’s Complicated Legacy Ironically, the melody Key assigned to accompany the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a popular English drinking song called “To Anacreon in Heaven.” A US No 1 and a British No 2 in 1955. Texas contains a multitude of musical cities: 'Austin', Blake Shelton's 2001 country No 1; 'Houston', a hit for Dean Martin in 1965; 'Galveston' by Glen Campbell, one of four Jim Webb songs here; and 'Abilene' by George Hamilton IV, a Top 20 hit in 1963, a town in central Texas named after Abilene, Kansas.

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At first, “The Star-Spangled Banner” trailed “Yankee Doodle” and “Hail Columbia” in popularity among patriotic 19th-century tunes. But during and immediately after the Civil War, Key’s song gained a deeper meaning, as the American flag became an increasingly powerful symbol of national unity. The "National Anthem of South Africa" is a hybrid of " Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" ("God Bless Africa") and " Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" Main article: U.S. national anthem kneeling protests Defaced Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore, 2017. The statue was covered in red paint and the words "Racist Anthem". [107] The National Anthem Law]. 5(a), law of 2010 (in Burmese and English). State Peace and Development Council. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem " La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795.

This Roaring Twenties hit was successfully revived as the B-side of Sinatra's top 3 US and UK single 'All the Way'. Lanka musician who composed Maldivian national anthem dies". Sun Media Group . Retrieved 5 July 2020.Cuddy, Alice (8 October 2018). "Montenegro to fine people who do not stand for national anthem". euronews . Retrieved 15 October 2020. Zuchora-Walske, Christine (1 January 2009). Chad in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 9781575059563.

As a result of immigration to the United States and the incorporation of non-English-speaking people into the country, the lyrics of the song have been translated into other languages. In 1861, it was translated into German. [93] The Library of Congress also has record of a Spanish-language version from 1919. [94] It has since been translated into Hebrew [95] and Yiddish by Jewish immigrants, [96] Latin American Spanish (with one version popularized during immigration reform protests in 2006), [97] French by Acadians of Louisiana, [98] Samoan, [99] and Irish. [100] The third verse of the anthem has also been translated into Latin. [101] Graves, David (September 14, 2001) "Palace breaks with tradition in musical tribute". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 24, 2011

National anthem of the Republic of Estonia". Translated by Jenny Wahl. Republic of Estonia. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017 . Retrieved 31 March 2019. The War and Treaty creates an unforgettable ballad for a veteran who is saving retired military K-9s. National Anthem". Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the United States of America . Retrieved 7 July 2020.