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Early history Francis Scott Key's lyrics Francis Scott Key's original manuscript copy of his "Defence of Fort M'Henry" poem. It is now on display at the Maryland Historical Society. National Symbols and Anthem of the Republic of Serbia". Government of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013 . Retrieved 7 July 2020. But it’s the little-sung third stanza, which contains the line ‘No refuge could save the hireling and slave; From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave’, that historians have deemed problematic. First performed in 1848. National anthem status gained through convention after independence in 1917. Britannica Encyclopedia of India (set of 6 volumes). Encyclopedia Britannica India. 2008. p.167. ISBN 978-81-8131-008-8.

Department of Canadian Heritage. "Patrimoine canadien – Hymne national du Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016 . Retrieved 26 June 2008. Iceland – History". Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations (12thed.). Thomson Gale. 2007 . Retrieved 26 April 2017. The Beethoven link to Afghan anthem". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 15 April 2006 . Retrieved 28 September 2020. Allen, Kevin (March 23, 2003). "NHL Seeks to Stop Booing For a Song". USA Today . Retrieved October 29, 2008.NCNA Reports on Djibouti Independence Ceremony". Djibouti: U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 27 June 1977. Key’s ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ lyrics were widely accused by abolitionists of being hypocritical. In 1836, a newspaper detailed the reality of human slavery in the US under the headline ‘Land of the Free/Home of the Oppressed’. The melody was used repeatedly throughout the 18th and 19th centuries with lyrics that changed with the affairs of the day. Lyrics set to the tune celebrated national heroes or spoke of political struggles, including temperance (1843; “Oh, Who Has Not Seen”). The first stanza, somewhat humorous, reads as follows: Oh! who has not seen by the dawn’s early light,

Key himself had even used the tune before, as accompaniment for verses he wrote in 1805 commemorating American naval victories in the Barbary War. Key’s Complicated Legacy Penjore, Dorji; Kinga, Sonam (2002). The Origin and Description of The National Flag and National Anthem of The Kingdom of Bhutan (PDF). Thimphu: The Centre for Bhutan Studies. p.14. ISBN 99936-14-01-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011 . Retrieved 19 April 2011. Zuchora-Walske, Christine (1 January 2009). Chad in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 9781575059563.Oratorio Society of New York – Star Spangled Banner". Oratoriosocietyofny.org. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016 . Retrieved April 18, 2017. A song commissioned to immortalise the dam upon its opening on the Columbia River in Washington State. Later covered by Dylan, of course.

In March 2005, a government-sponsored program, the National Anthem Project, was launched after a Harris Interactive poll showed many adults knew neither the lyrics nor the history of the anthem. [66] Lyrics Sheet music version Play ⓘ This Roaring Twenties hit was successfully revived as the B-side of Sinatra's top 3 US and UK single 'All the Way'. During his time in the post, he actively suppressed slavery abolitionists. And though he later spoke out about the cruelty of human slavery, he never did anything to eradicate the system when he was in a position of power.

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Until the early 20th century, " Sønner av Norge" was the most recognised national anthem of Norway. Also " Norges Skaal" and " Mitt lille land" have at times been described as national anthems. Norway's unofficial royal anthem is " Kongesangen". a b c d e f g h i j " God Save the King" is the royal anthem of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu, and one of New Zealand's two national anthems. With words by the American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, and music written by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, the pair initially wrote the song in 1900 to celebrate the birthday of the late 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Harris Interactive poll on "The Star-Spangled Banner" ". Tnap.org. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011 . Retrieved June 14, 2010. The Star-Spangled Banner" was first recognized for official use by the U.S. Navy in 1889. On March 3, 1931, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution (46 Stat. 1508) making the song the official national anthem of the United States, which President Herbert Hoover signed into law. The resolution is now codified at 36 U.S.C. §301(a).