But how much do you really know about our national anthem ... “The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted as the official anthem of the United States until 1931, though it was ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — On this day in 1931, it became the law of the land: The Star Spangled Banner was the official ...

And when, in September 1814, the young United States ... as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The flag itself, enshrined since 2008 in a special chamber at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ...

The United States had declared war in June ... Congress adopted "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem the next year. When war threatened Washington in 1942, Smithsonian officials ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” today is the national anthem of the United States, by law, though many Americans will be surprised to know that a law was necessary to make it such. Sunday is seeing ...

The Star-Spangled Banner serves as the national anthem of the United States, its lyrics derived from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem composed by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14 ...

Beyoncé opened her show with "Ameriican Requiem" before serenading the crowd with her Beatles cover "Blackbiird" and the Star ...

Re “Remove ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ as ... that has become the National Anthem, a celebration of a hard-fought victory in the War of 1812. Probably preventing us from singing “God ...

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Grace Potter will perform the national anthem at the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at the Churchill Downs Racetrack. Potter has received Grammy nominations for ...

That brings us to the ... “God Bless the USA,” but church/state opponents have the usual problem with those songs mentioning God (which the complete lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” also do).

On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a bill mandating that public school students in grades K-12 recite the first stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at least once ... on Montgomery Advertiser: ...

Potter performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" a cappella on Saturday ... when she performed an a cappella rendition of the United States national anthem. Potter wore a shimmery gold dress with ...