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The National anthem is a very beautiful song that was written during the War of 1812 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was a difficult battle. One of their leaders was Francis Scott Key. On September 13, 1814 Key watched a night time battle between Great Britain and America. The words he wrote are from a poem he wrote that night. It is now called The Star- Spangled Banner, that officially became our national anthem in 1916. That song has been played for so many years now. It became so popular it started to get played in sporting events, especially at Hockey games!!!!!!!!!!!

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During the War of 1812, 35-year-old Francis Scott Key, a and amateur , met with British military leaders aboard the British ship HMS Tonnant to plead for the release of a close friend who had been taken . Unfortunately, Key overheard certain details of the British plans for an attack on Baltimore. The British decided to hold him until after the battle.

As a temporary , Key could do nothing but watch the American forces at Fort McHenry be by the British on the night of September 13, 1814. Throughout the night, he saw that the fort's small storm flag continued to fly. Although the British bombed the fort for 25 hours, they weren't able to destroy it.

When the smoke cleared in the morning, Key looked toward Fort McHenry to see if the flag was still there. He was overjoyed to see that the smaller storm flag had been replaced with a larger American flag, which was still triumphantly waving.

Surprised and inspired by the sight of the American flag still flying above the fort, Key began writing a poem called "Defence of Fort McHenry" on the morning of September 14. He the first verses on the back of an envelope. After returning to Baltimore, he finished the poem in his room at the Indian Queen Hotel on September 16.

He then showed his poem to his brother-in-law, Judge Joseph H. Nicholson. Nicholson recommended putting the words to the tune of "The Anacreontic Song," also called "To Anacreon in Heaven," a popular British song composed by John Stafford Smith.

On September 20, 1814, the Baltimore Patriot and The American printed the song. Soon afterward, Thomas Carr, the owner of a music store in Baltimore, published the words and music together with the name "The Star- Banner."

Although "The Star- Banner" quickly became popular with Americans, it did not receive official recognition as the national until many years later. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson ordered that it be played at all military functions.

On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a law that made "The Star- Banner" the official national of the United States. Some people celebrate March 3 each year as unofficial National Day.

The song is known for being difficult to sing because of its wide - an and a half. Singers have also been known to forget the words occasionally, which has led some to choose to prerecord and lip-sync the song rather than perform it live.

It has become a longstanding tradition to play "The Star- Banner" at the beginning of public sports events and other public gatherings in the United States.

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During the War of 1812, 35-year-old Francis Scott Key, a and amateur , met with British military leaders aboard the British ship HMS Tonnant to plead for the release of a close friend who had been taken . Unfortunately, Key overheard certain details of the British plans for an attack on Baltimore.

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The flag was made by Betsy Ross at the time George Washington was the president of the United States. So she made that flag a long time ago.

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Whitney Houston is one of the best singers in America that has performed the National anthem.

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Whitney Houston - Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem) - Super Bowl 1991 - 4K REMASTERED

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There is also a Canadian national anthem.

It is called "O Canada" composed by Calixa Lavallee in 1880.

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The former unofficial Canadian national anthem, "The Maple Leaf Forever" was written 1867 by Alexander Muir to represent Canada and Britain being united.

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“The Maple Leaf Forever” — Former National Anthem of Canada [1867—1980]

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Mexico: Learn a little about what they do during their anthem (hand placement)

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Mexico: Learn a little about what they do during their anthem (hand placement)

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This how you put hand in Mexico. 🇲🇽

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As you are listening you might hear that it is way different than ours . They sing in their native language of Spanish.

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Mexican National Anthem - "Himno Nacional Mexicano" (ES/EN)

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choose one!!!!