The Star Spangled Banner

By jalexlawson

  • Music John Stafford Smith

  • the POW British warship

  • Chesapeake bay

  • Fort McHenry

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Jacob Brown- was an American hero and the general for United States at the time of the war

  • James madison- President during the War of 1812 and when the SSB was written

  • Sir Francis Scott Key- Wrote the National Anthem and was a lawyer trying to bail William Bean out of British hands.

  • John Stuart Skinner- helped bail William Bean out some time

  • William Bean- a doctor and an important patriot to America at the time some time

  • following the Burning of Washington and the Raid on Alexandria, Francis Scott Key and John Stuart Skinner set sail from Baltimore aboard the ship HMS Minden

  • The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort M'Henry",a poem

  • it was translated into German

  • "The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy

  • Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy signed General Order #374, making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official tune to be played at the raising of the flag.

  • Philadelphia

  • polo grounds, NYC played the national anthem

  • The flag was restored by Amelia Fowler

  • John Charles Linthicum, U.S. Congressman from Maryland, introduced a bill to officially recognize "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem. The bill did not pass.

  • The Library of Congress also has record of a Spanish-language version

  • Herbert Hoover- The president of U.S. and signed SSB to be the National Anthem.

  • Linthicum introduced the bill again, his sixth time doing so.

  • Robert Ripley drew a panel in his syndicated cartoon, Ripley's Believe it or Not!, saying "Believe It or Not, America has no national anthem".

  • Veterans of Foreign Wars started a petition for the United States to officially recognize "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem.

  • was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution

  • The Senate passed the bill

  • resident Herbert Hoover signed the bill officially adopting The Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem of the United States of America.

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  • Fort McHenry wetlands restoration

  • Jack Murphy Stadium sporting event

  • it was restored again as part of an ongoing conservation program.

  • Taylor Swift- She sang the National Anthem at a 76ers game when she was 12

  • Steven Tyler- Sang the National Anthem

  • Beyonce- Sang the National Anthem during Super Bowl 38,

  • Lady gaga- Sang the national during super bowl 50