Sunday, July 3, 2011

July 3, 2011 - Bombs Bursting in Air

In a scene being replayed around the nation, a community, in this case the Sandy Hook neighborhood on Washington's Whidbey Island, celebrates the country's independence from British rule.  The lyrics for the "Star Spangled Banner", originally "The Defence of Fort McHenry", were written during the War of 1812 by Francis Scott Key.  The song was not adopted as the national anthem until 1931. 

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