THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HISTORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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____ through the perilous fight ____
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____ by the dawn’s early light ____
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____ were so gallantly streaming ____
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____ o’er the ramparts we watched ____
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem.
Detailed explanation-2: -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".
Detailed explanation-3: -The Congressman passed away before the end of the 72nd Congress. On this date, President Herbert Hoover signed into law a bill that designated the “Star-Spangled Banner” as the National Anthem of the United States. On April 15, 1929, Representative John Linthicum of Maryland introduced to the House, H.R.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Star-Spangled Banner” facts and figures: In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an Executive Order to make it our national anthem. In 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a Public Law that made it the official national anthem.