I remember if you wanted a piece of mail to get to a distant place quickly, you had to send it via air mail. The stamps cost more; you usually wrote "AIR MAIL" on the envelope if you didn't already have an air mail envelope stamped as such. Yeah - I'm old.
1931 The Star-Spangled Banner officially became the national anthem of the US. Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner in 1814, after observing that Fort McHenry's flag had survived an 1,800-bomb assault during the War of 1812. Key's words were later set to the tune of To Anacreon in Heaven, a popular British drinking song. Throughout the nineteenth century, the song was regarded as the national anthem by most branches of the US armed forces and other groups, but it was not until 1916, and the signing of an executive order by President Woodrow Wilson, that it was formally designated as such. In 1931, Congress passed an act confirming Wilson's presidential order, and President Hoover signed it into law
I watch a lot of "reaction" videos on You Tube and one of the popular ones is about Francis Scott Key and the Nation Anthem. Usually viewed and reacted to by young people in different countries. It is very moving and their reactions reflect how they feel after watching it. I recommend looking it up on You Tube. I think ever school kid should watch it as well. Yeah - wishful thinking in this day and age.
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