When we became allies with them in WWII, the verse drops out of use in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand There is some contention over the word usage here.

This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the ... The poem had four stanzas, although today many Americans only know the first.

(WHTM) — On this day in 1931, it became the law of the land: The Star Spangled Banner was the official ... s mighty host” part in verse two, since after all, we’ve kinda mended fences ...

he put his joy into a verse published first as “Defence of Fort M’Henry” and then, set to the tune of a British drinking song, immortalized as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The flag itself ...

Its third verse uses the word ‘slave,’ but it ... heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression of racial hostility toward African ...

The four white officers charged in the beating are acquitted of almost all state charges that triggers ... Oh, say can you see? The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem ...