"The Star-Spangled Banner" (Rare 1898 recording) National Anthem Of The USA

During the War of 1812, during the British bombardment on Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key and Agent John Stuart Skinner stepped aboard the HMS Tonnet to negotiate releasing some prisoners. After the talks, the British onboard refused to let them leave because they'd became familiar with the position and strength of the British fleet. Key was left with little to do but watch the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore from Sep. 13-14, 1814. By dawn, Key saw an American flag waving and wrote about this experience in a poem titled "Defense of Fort M'Henry" (which later became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner") and published his work shortly after. Since then, the poem, turned a song, became widespread and very patriotic throughout the United States and in 1916, under Woodrow Wilson's presidency, it became the official national anthem of the United States via an executive order.
This recording in particular was was recorded in 1898 (vocalists unknown) and only sings the first paragraph of the song, repeating the last two lines.

[@MichaelJ44]

The men singing this could’ve went outside and found a civil war veteran with ease

[@TheHolyFurryEmpire]

Or better yet they were veterans

[@Battleofthesomme1916]

They could have also met a veteran from the War of 1812 or the Mexican American war

[@L-U-M-B-A-G-O]

Or their fathers/grandfathers coulda been

[@hrunchtayt1587]

Even though the last veterans who served in the war of 1812 were all but gone at this point in 1898, many were children of those veterans or served under them in the armed forces before they reached retirement age. It’s crazy just how short US history is, the last confirmed veteran of the American revolution died in 1869, the last confirmed veteran of the war of 1812 died in 1905, the last confirmed US civil war veteran died in 1955, and the last US WWI veteran died in 2011.

[@user-ml6zh1re5n]

They go ever so quickly, too quick.

[@user-ml6zh1re5n]

Now in about 20 years or a little more, the last confirmed WWII veteran will die. We’re not ready to let them go yet.

[@TheHolyFurryEmpire]

​@@user-ml6zh1re5nthere is about 119,550 still living

[@dguy0386]

it's incredible to think that there were any War of 1812 veterans left when this was recorded!

[@dguy0386]

​@@user-ml6zh1re5nlooking at all the dates he listed it seems like the last veteran of a war typically dies about 95 years after said war begins, so perhaps the last WW2 veteran will die somewhere around 2035? then again people are living longer these days

[@MichaelJ44]

1:03 love the way they say “that star spangled”

[@DerpyPossum]

what are the odds i’d get “The Star-Spangled Banner” stuck in my head on September 11th…

[@nightcookiethefox9001]

I had seen the flag with my own eyes, and I cried

[@AmeliaEarhart537]

Very nice voices.

[@nemochicky4697]

That was unique

[@Soggycheetos69]

At the time, They could have met a veteran from the war of 1812,American-Indian wars,Mexican-American war,The Civil war,or the Spanish-American war

[@ahhahaha111]

flag had less stars in 1898 but it's ok

[@hilwaamanamankiyar-pp5bf]

UHD

[@sandraschwarz666]

Arthur where is your Patriotism?

[@yamisukehiro8656]

And the home of the brave?

[@yamisukehiro8656]

Cute anthem..

[@aircoolguy5218]

What?

[@user-hq2rk5ro7n]

UwU anthem

[@MrFrankenBeans519]

Worst anthem*

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