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"The Star Spangled Banner" was published in a number of newspapers at the time, but by the Civil War it had become one of the most popular patriotic songs of the United States. It wasn't until 1931, when President Hoover signed an act that offically made it our national anthem.
The national anthem consists of four verses, but on almost every occasion only the first verse is sung. The text of the poem was set to a popular melody of the time, " To Anacrean in Heaven".
The United States national anthem is the "Star Spangled Banner". It was written on September 14, 1814 in Baltimore.
The "Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key. It was originally a poem titled "The Defense of Fort McHenry". Key was inspired to write the poem when he saw the American flag still flying after the bombing had subsided at The Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.