national anthem, titled The Star-Spangled Banner, has four verses; however, only one is usually sung. President Woodrow Wilson ordered that The Star-Spangled Banner be performed at military events beginning in 1916, and Congress officially designated it as the national anthem in 1931....
It wasn't until 1931 that the song became the national anthem, when President Herbert Hoover signed it into law. Despite there being four verses, only one is generally sung. Why Do We Play the National Anthem at Sporting Events? Some of theearliest recordsof "The Star-Spangled Banner" bein...
While only the first stanza of the poem is sung, it has four verses in total: O 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, w...
The British national anthem ‘God Save the King’ is one of the world’s best known anthems. But did you know it has another five verses? Here’s all you need to know.
These latest results point to the highest number of antisemitic incidents that the ADL has tracked in four decades of collecting data. In a recent webinar, ADL CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt said, “There have been more incidents in the 48 contiguous states than we’ve ever ...
national anthem.(more) The Star-Spangled Banner, national anthem of the United States, with music adapted from the anthem of a singing club and words by Francis Scott Key. After a century of general use, the four-stanza song was officially adopted as the national anthem by an act of ...
But did you know that there are three additional verses that we almost never hear? As if one verse weren’t hard enough to learn … Why is the “Star-Spangled Banner” the US national anthem? In 1814, the poet and lyricist Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled ...
Taylor Swift has enjoyed successes that few in the music industry can touch. She was the first woman to win the GRAMMY for Album of the Year three times, and has been nominated in the category once again for evermore at the 64th GRAMMY Awards. Nevertheless, she has often been the target...
As I was putting this post together, I learned that it had been written by Asa Martin and had numerous other verses. But these were the four verses that I learned and loved and I am happy to share them here. MIDNIGHT ON THE OCEAN Now I know a little ditty, It’s as crazy as can...
A well-known man, who has become a great power in the financial World, said to a friend, “I always follow intuition and I am luck incarnate.” Inspirations are the most important thing in life. People come to Truth meetings for inspiration. I find the right word will start divine activ...