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History Lessons

National Anthem at 199

Sheet music from 1861

By James Breig Mid-September brings back-to-school time, fewer daylight hours, fall football games and the closing of the baseball season. More significantly, it marks the 199th anniversary of the writing of the National Anthem, a song about the U.S. flag. The words, that is. The melody, composed by an Englishman named John Smith, was an… continue