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Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion ...
Influencer and R&B singer Nezza, whose real name is Vanessa Hernández, has gone viral for singing the Star-Spangled Banner in Spanish.
Boy at protest performs The Star-Spangled Banner on a trumpet Music has always been central to protest, political action and times of conflict, war and resolution.
Latin-R&B singer Nezza made a stand at Saturday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game, singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish, even though she said she had been warned not to, going into the ...
Latin-R&B singer Nezza made a stand at Saturday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game, singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish, even though she said she had been warned not to, going into the performance.
In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation designating June 14 as Flag Day and in 1949, President Harry S. Truman signed the formal observance into law.
The Alabama State Senate approved, along partisan lines, The Star-Spangled Banner legislation on April 17 – the same day the House voted out the Gulf of America bill.
That November, Thomas Carr of Baltimore united lyrics and song in sheet music, under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner: A Patriotic Song." Key's timing could not have been better.
“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to love. It ...
When the song was printed with sheet music, its name changed to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” per Britannica. Here are some stories from Deseret News archives about the national anthem: “ The story of ...
A video showing thousands of students singing the "Star-Spangled Banner" in the atrium of a Louisville hotel is going viral. Singing the national anthem before curfew is an annual tradition for ...