![]() On September the 3rd, 1814, following the Burning of Washington and the Raid on Alexandria, Francis Scott Key and John Stuart Skinner set sail from Baltimore aboard the ship HMS Minden, flying a flag of truce on a mission approved by President James Madison. Following the War of 1812 and subsequent American wars, other songs emerged to compete for popularity at public events, among them "The Star-Spangled Banner". "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", whose melody is identical to "God Save the Queen", the British national anthem, also served as a defacto anthem. ![]() "Hail, Columbia" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. § 301), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.īefore 1931, other songs served as the hymns of American officialdom. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March the 3rd 1931 (46 Stat. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by U.S. Stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. Than an octave and a half), it is known for being difficult to sing. With a range of one octave and one fifth (a semitone more Set to Key's poem and renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", it would soon become a well. (or "The Anacreontic Song"), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. ![]() The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for theĪnacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbour, during the Battle of Fort The bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing The lyrics come from "Defence ofįort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the ![]()
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