THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HISTORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
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Detailed explanation-1: -The “Star Spangled Banner” had been performed at sporting events before, but it made its first prominent appearance in the 1918 World Series during World War I, thirteen years before it was even officially the national anthem.
Detailed explanation-2: -When did the national anthem start in sports? The song made headway during the 1918 World Series when the Chicago Cubs faced the Boston Red Sox (and yes, Babe Ruth was present). When the Star-Spangled Banner played during the seventh inning stretch, a sports tradition was born.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tradition of performing the National Anthem before every baseball game began during World War II. The song was sung at games before that, though.
Detailed explanation-4: -And the tradition of playing it before games was popularized during World War II. “We’re a patriotic country and we’re different from the rest of the world in that respect, ” Ferris says. “As we grew and as we prospered, people wanted to show their patriotism.”
Detailed explanation-5: -This patriotic song, whose words were written by Francis Scott Key on Sept. 14, 1814, during the War of 1812 with Great Britain, was adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem in 1931.