National Anthem Day

March 3, 2015 Leave a comment


Today is National Anthem Day. The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States of America. It was written by Francis Scott Key. National Anthem Day celebrates this song, and the rich history behind its creation. The song officially became our national anthem on March 3, 1931.

Celebrate today by proudly flying the flag. Also listen to and sing the Star-Spangled Banner.

A rich history……….

Many people think the Star Spangled Banner was written during the Revolutionary War. It was actually written during the war of 1812 (1812-1814).

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National Anthem Day

March 3, 2014 Leave a comment


Today is National Anthem Day. Please remember how great of a country we are privileged to live in. The crisis with Russia is a reminder. Let us pray all goes well and war is not needed. What a beautiful song, thanks to Francis Scott Key, written Sept. 20, 1814.
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

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