1. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by U. S. president Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.
2. Following the War of 1812 and subsequent U. S. wars, other songs emerged to compete for popularity at public events, among them "America the Beautiful", which itself was being considered before 1931 as a candidate to become the national anthem of the United States.
3. Download National Anthem - USA app listen to beautiful national anthem (The Star Spangled Banner) of United States of America.
4. "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.
5. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", whose melody is identical to "God Save the Queen", the United Kingdom's national anthem, also served as a de facto national anthem.
6. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
7. Listen to the National Anthem and feel proud to be a citizen of this great country.
8. You can use this app to play the National Anthem on the occasion of 4th of July (Independence Day of USA).
9. Play the National Anthem and National Anthem Instrumental on National Holidays.
10. "To Anacreon in Heaven" (or "The Anacreontic Song"), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States.
11. Key was inspired by the large U. S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U. S. victory.
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2. Amazing app.