National anthem of the United States, by a Congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. It uses the words of the poem
Defence of Fort Mc
Henryby
Francis Scott Key, and is sung to the tune, attributed to
John Stafford Smith, of the popular English drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven."
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O! say can you see by the dawn's early light
Francis Scott Key
Fred Waring
Defence of Fort M'Henry broadside. jpg
Star-spangled banner. ogg
This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in thepublic domainworldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.