Protesters in Charlottesville sing Harry Dixen Loes' "This Little Light of Mine" to counter white-nationalists. YouTube Star-Spangled Banner' writer had a complex record on race", Mary Carole McCauley, The Baltimore Sun, July 26, 2014. A history of the Saudi national anthem". Al Nisr Publishing. 23 September 2018 . Retrieved 7 July 2020.

Nepal's national anthem third in 'The most amazing national anthems' list". Republica. 9 August 2016 . Retrieved 6 July 2020. President's Biography| President's Cabinet| Oval Office History| Past Presidents| Photo Essays| Photo Essay Index State of the Union What is the puzzling story behind Russia's national anthem?". Russia Beyond. 7 March 2018 . Retrieved 7 July 2020. Cubs vs Red Sox 1918 World Series: A Tradition is Born". Baseballisms.com. May 21, 2011 . Retrieved April 18, 2017. When the U.S. national anthem was first recognized by law in 1931, there was no prescription as to behavior during its playing. On June 22, 1942, the law was revised indicating that those in uniform should salute during its playing, while others should simply stand at attention, men removing their hats. The same code also required that women should place their hands over their hearts when the flag is displayed during the playing of the national anthem, but not if the flag was not present. On December 23, 1942, the law was again revised instructing men and women to stand at attention and face in the direction of the music when it was played. That revision also directed men and women to place their hands over their hearts only if the flag was displayed. Those in uniform were required to salute. On July 7, 1976, the law was simplified. Men and women were instructed to stand with their hands over their hearts, men removing their hats, irrespective of whether or not the flag was displayed and those in uniform saluting. On August 12, 1998, the law was rewritten keeping the same instructions, but differentiating between "those in uniform" and "members of the Armed Forces and veterans" who were both instructed to salute during the playing whether or not the flag was displayed. Because of the changes in law over the years and confusion between instructions for the Pledge of Allegiance versus the National Anthem, throughout most of the 20th century many people simply stood at attention or with their hands folded in front of them during the playing of the Anthem, and when reciting the Pledge they would hold their hand (or hat) over their heart. After 9/11, the custom of placing the hand over the heart during the playing of the national anthem became nearly universal. [84] [85] [86]

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Like most national anthems, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is sung at the beginning of sporting events, orchestral concerts and other public gatherings. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guógē, "National Anthem of the People's Republic of China"]. State Council of the People's Republic of China (Beijing), 2015. Accessed 21 January 2015. (in Chinese) The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington surrounds anti-LGBTQ protestors at a Pride parade and sings "Make Them Hear You" from the musical Ragtime. YouTube Lady Gaga performs the national anthem at Joe Biden's inauguration Who has performed ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’?

Gössel, Gabriel; etal. (2008). Kde domov můj: státní hymna České republiky v proměnách doby[ The Czech Republic's national anthem down the ages]. Government of the Czech Republic. ISBN 978-80-87041-42-0. Ashley Ruiz, Team Leader of the Nashville Laundry Project, and one of the Laundry Project's beneficiaries.Do you know Luxembourg's national anthem?". Luxembourg Times. 11 December 2017 . Retrieved 5 July 2020. I mean the first solo hit for John Phillips, but to an awful lot of people it stands instead for the 1976 UK No 1 by the Dutch group Pussycat.

On the morning of September 14, 1814, the sun rose to reveal a surprising sight to Francis Scott Key. Key himself had even used the tune before, as accompaniment for verses he wrote in 1805 commemorating American naval victories in the Barbary War. Key’s Complicated Legacy Information of Pakistan". Infopak.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007 . Retrieved 31 January 2013.Hakki, Murat Metin (2007). The Cyprus Issue: A Documentary History, 1878-2006. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-392-6. Woolf, Christopher (August 30, 2016). "Historians disagree on whether 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is racist". The World . Retrieved August 1, 2020.

National Banner Song" is used as the alternate state anthem for Taiwan at international sporting events such as the Olympic Games and World Baseball Classic.Clague, Mark (2022). O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner". W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393651393. a b Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel George (Commander of Fort McHenry). "Official Report to Secretary of War James Monroe", 24 September 2014 Until the early 20th century, " Sønner av Norge" was the most recognised national anthem of Norway. Also " Norges Skaal" and " Mitt lille land" have at times been described as national anthems. Norway's unofficial royal anthem is " Kongesangen". Before 1931, other songs served as the hymns of U.S. officialdom. " Hail, Columbia" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. " My Country, 'Tis of Thee", whose melody is identical to " God Save the King", the United Kingdom's national anthem, [39] also served as a de facto national anthem. [40] Following the War of 1812 and subsequent U.S. wars, other songs emerged to compete for popularity at public events, among them " America the Beautiful", which itself was being considered before 1931 as a candidate to become the national anthem of the United States. [41]