Our National Anthem
Tuesday March 3, 2009
On March 3, 1931, the Star Spangled Banner was adopted as America's national anthem. The anthem was penned by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 as he watched the bombing of Ft. McHenry while imprisoned on a British ship.
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Let the fourth verse be adopted as the favored words to be sung in the national anthem. “Thus be it ever that freemen shall stand … “. It is more appropriate for today than the peon to Ft. McHenry and the War of 1812.
god bless america. after reading the passage i realized something. don’t get me wrong, i love being an AMERICAN. if mr.key viewed the country from his boat today, what do you think he would write about America now and knowing the way the country is today? something to think about. peace to all.
In response to Jason - I think Mr. Key would be proud to be an American since we still stand as the world’s greatest supporter of liberty and democracy for all. However, he would have a tear in his eye since we have allowed our government to become so large and intrusive into our daily lives. He and all the forefathers fought to rid themselves of a an all encompassing government, but we have allowed a certain element of our society to become so dependent upon Uncle Sam, we are quickly becoming a socialist government. I believe Abraham Lincoln once said that our destruction will not come at the hands of a foreign enemy, but from within our own country. Tea party, anyone???
I love mysteries, strange events, explained phenominom, etc. For instance, I once heard that in 1587, everyone in a small village of Ronoake, Virginia vanished - just disappeared. Has anyone else heard of this story? If so, can you enlighten me to the real facts?
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