What is the national anthem of the United States?
Question asked by: dannyboy
This is called the Star Spangled Banner.
It is the national anthem of the USA.
The initial poem was written in 1814 and the lyrics come from it, that was written by a chap called Francis Key.
The song is actually an old British drinking tune of the time!
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The Star Spangled Banner actually has four verses, but most people only know the first verse.
By: atraxus
Date of comment: Wed, Mar 28th 2012
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Date of comment: Wed, Mar 28th 2012
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