President Hoover signed a congressional act on this date in 1931 making The Star-Spangled Banner the official national anthem of the United States. The Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 after he had witnessed the massive British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland during the War of 1812.
Herbert Hoover Made Star-Spangled Banner Official on March 3, 1931
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