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A national anthem is a patriotic song or hymn of a country that is played for special occasions. It is often performed at public events and assemblies to express national ideals and to stimulate patriotism and loyalty to one's country. One of the first known national anthems, titled "God Save the King (or Queen)" first appeared in a stage production in London in the mid-1740s."^[1] It is regarded as the national anthem of the United Kingdom and has been used as a national anthem in Scotland and other places, but not in England which has never had an official anthem.

The national anthem of the United States is (since 1931) The Star-Spangled Banner. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America" and with the same tune as "God Save the King/Queen" was one of various contenders before "The Star-Spangled Banner" rose to the top.

References

↑ Cummings, William Hayman (1902). God Save the King: The Origin, and History of the Music and Words of the National Anthem. GoogleBooks archive.

[1] Cummings, William Hayman (1902). God Save the King: The Origin, and History of the Music and Words of the National Anthem. GoogleBooks archive.

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-The '''national anthem''' of the [[United States]] is the ''Star-Spangled Banner'', and it is played and sung at the beginning of ceremonial events, conventions, sporting events, veterans events and other formal occasions.  It became the '''National Anthem''' in 1931.
+A '''national anthem''' is a patriotic [[song]] or [[hymn]] of a [[country]] that is played for special occasions. It is often performed at [[public]] events and assemblies to express national [[ideal]]s and to stimulate [[patriotism]] and [[loyalty]] to one's country. One of the first known national anthems, titled "[[God Save the King|God Save the King (or Queen)]]" first appeared in a stage production in London in the mid-1740s."<ref>Cummings, William Hayman (1902). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=6J0yAQAAMAAJ God Save the King: The Origin, and History of the Music and Words of the National Anthem]''. GoogleBooks archive.</ref> It is regarded as the national anthem of the [[United Kingdom]] and has been used as a national anthem in [[Scotland]] and other places, but not in [[England]] which has never had an official anthem.
-In general, a national anthem is the tune most often accompanied by patriotic lyrics that is declared to be the song representative of a particular country.
+The national anthem of the [[United States]] is (since 1931) [[The Star-Spangled Banner]]. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America" and with the same tune as "God Save the King/Queen" was one of various contenders before "The Star-Spangled Banner" rose to the top.
-== History ==
-Francis Scott Key visited the [[British]] fleet in [[Chesapeake Bay]] during the [[War of 1812]].  His purpose was to obtain the release of Dr. William Beanes, whom the [[British]] had captured after invading and burning [[Washington, D.C.]].
-Key was successful in his mission, but was held anyway by the [[British]] overnight during the [[British]] shelling of [[Fort McHenry]], which defended [[Baltimore]].  The [[British]] bombardment of the fort lasted a merciless 25 hours.  The following morning, Key was thrilled to see a gargantuan American flag still flying despite the bombs, and he composed a poem in honor of that endurance.
-He did not compose the music, which is not an original score.  Instead, he simply suggested that his poem be sung to the familiar [[British]] tune, "To Anacreon in Heaven."
-In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson ordered that it be played at military and naval occasions, and in 1931 it became the official anthem.
-On September 13, 2001, for the first time ever, the "Star-Spangled Banner" was played by order of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[London]], [[England]], during the Changing of the Guard ceremony to pay tribute to those who died during the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/09/14/nbrit114.xml</ref> The following day, September 14, 2001, the Queen sang the American national anthem during England's memorial service for the victims, something she had not done before with it or any other national anthem.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-steyn091701.shtml</ref>
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