On March 3, 1931, the United States officially made the Star Spangled Banner the national anthem of the United States through an act of Congress. The declaration marked the culmination of a long and passionate journey to establish a musical embodiment of American identity…
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On June 1, 1812, President James Madison asked Congress to grant him the authority to go to war with England, a risky move against a global power that nearly cost the young United States its independence, saw the White House burned, and propelled General…
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