President Hoover signed a congressional act on this date in 1931 making The Star-Spangled Banner the official national anthem of the United States. The Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 after he had witnessed the massive British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland during the War of 1812.
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Interesting. I did not realize it took that long to make it official...
Well Happy Birthday ...
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