the star spangled banner was made the anthem in 1942.
the star spangled banner was made the anthem in 1942.
when was the star spangled banner made the anthem?
1942
in 1930, veterans of foreign wars started a petition for the united states to officially recognize "the star-spangled banner" as the national anthem. five million people signed the petition. the petition was presented to the united states house committee on the judiciary on january 31, 1930. on the same day, elsie jorss-reilley and grace evelyn boudlin sang the song to the committee to refute the perception that it was too high pitched for a typical person to sing. the committee voted in favor of sending the bill to the house floor for a vote. the house of representatives passed the bill later that year. the senate passed the bill on march 3, 1931. president herbert hoover signed the bill on march 4, 1931, officially adopting "the star-spangled banner" as the national anthem of the united states of america. as currently codified, the united states code states that "[t]he composition consisting of the words and music known as the star-spangled banner is the national anthem." although the national anthem officially comprises all four stanzas of the poem, only the first stanza is generally sung, and the other three are much lesser-known.
the star-spangled banner
section::::track listing and formats.









































bullet::::- us cd single (1991 version) / us cassette single









































bullet::::1. "the star spangled banner"—2:17









































bullet::::2. "america the beautiful"—1:32









































bullet::::- us 7" vinyl single









































bullet::::- a "the star spangled banner"—2:15









































bullet::::- b "america the beautiful"—1:31









































bullet::::- us cd single (2001 version) / eu cd single









































bullet::::1. "the star spangled banner"—2:14









































bullet::::2. "america the beautiful"—1:31









































bullet::::- video single / vhs









































bullet::::1. running time – 4 minutes 30 seconds









































section::::credits and personnel.









































credits adapted from "the star spangled banner" single liner notes.









































"the star spangled banner"
the star spangled banner (whitney houston recording)