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- a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States
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- They banged out `The star-spangled banner'
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- I've heard "Hail to the Chief," I've heard the Star-Spangled Banner, many of the songs that you know so well when it comes to these kind of big celebrations. CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2009
- Maazel and the orchestra opened the performance by playing the North Korean national anthem, the "Patriotic Song," followed by the American national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner.
- To my mind, the Star-Spangled Banner is the best that can wave over it. Brave and Bold The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
- To the American mind enwrapment in the star-jewelled zodiac may appear as natural as their ordinary oratorical references to the star-spangled banner; but the idea is essentially transatlantic, and not even the most poetical European astronomer could have risen to such a height of imagery. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy
- Of songs, the Star-Spangled Banner, America, Marseillaise, and all moral and soul-stirring songs, but wishy-washy hymns are my detestation. The Varieties of Religious Experience
- We then sang the Star-Spangled Banner, all standing and facing the piano, but watching to see if Fraulein sang, which she did. Bab: A Sub-Deb
- Told them I was a rebel governmentalist, studied old Washington, said the pledge of allegiance, bowed down to the star-spangled banner, all that stuff. Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » Eternal Franchise, 8.2 of 31.1
- Suburban houses proudly sported the Star-Spangled Banner.
