National Anthem Day – March 3, 2021
National Anthem Day on March 3 observes the songs nations around the world have adopted and chosen to represent their national identity.
In September of 1812, the Attorney General of Maryland, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem after watching the battle at Fort McHenry, Maryland.
Several versions of the Star Spangled Banner were written. President Wilson requested the Bureau of Education to to standardize it making one official version. The Bureau hired five musicians, one of whom was John Phillips Sousa, to write the standardized version. It was performed on December 5, 1917.
On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional order into law making “The Star-Spangled Banner” America’s national anthem. National Anthem Day falls on March 3 annually commemorating the signing of the law.
