American Anthems

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Komol, Khalid Hasan (2012). "Das, Samar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Seconded.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. National Anthem of the DPRK". DPRK Today. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018 . Retrieved 5 July 2020. 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. With British forces distracted by the country’s ongoing war with France, the United States scored some encouraging early victories in the War of 1812. But after Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the British turned their full attention to the war in North America.

Italy finally has an official national anthem". The Local. 16 November 2017 . Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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Nepal's national anthem third in 'The most amazing national anthems' list". Republica. 9 August 2016 . Retrieved 6 July 2020.

The National Symbols of the Republic of Azerbaijan". Heydar Aliyev Foundation . Retrieved 23 January 2015. 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. Woolf, Christopher (August 30, 2016). "Historians disagree on whether 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is racist". The World . Retrieved August 1, 2020. Clague, Mark (2022). O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner". W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393651393. Elementary schools face new mandate: Patriotism, 'Kimigayo' ". The Japan Times Online. Kyodo News. 29 March 2008 . Retrieved 20 August 2011.A celebration of the virtues of the capital of country music, even if it did make the boner of setting Sun Records in Nashville. In 1931—more than 100 years after it was composed—Congress passed a measure declaring “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the official national anthem. History of the National Anthem at Sporting Events Poet Francis Scott Key was inspired by seeing the flag after witnessing the fort’s bombardment. He wrote a poem called "Defence of Fort M'Henry." This eventually became the Star-Spangled Banner and the United States national anthem. Main article: U.S. national anthem kneeling protests Defaced Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore, 2017. The statue was covered in red paint and the words "Racist Anthem". [107]