“The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted as the official anthem ... whole stanza was cut from the National Anthem because of its mocking of the British. When we became allies ...

According to the royal family's official website, the national anthem in its present form "dates back to the 18th century" but "the words and tune are anonymous and may date back to the ...

The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United States of America. The selection of the song was not without controversy, some of which continues to this day. Objections to it ...

A national anthem is generally a patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogises the history and traditions of a country and its people, and is recognised either by a nation's government as ...