the star spangled banner was officially made the national anthem on march 4, 1931.
the star spangled banner was officially made the national anthem on march 4, 1931.
when was the star spangled banner officially made the national anthem?
march 4 , 1931
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
deborah wilker of "south florida sun-sentinel" commented that houston's version was a "moving rendition" and "imaginative arrangement" of the national anthem, adding "the rare moment on the football field showed her to be much more than a hit machine." jim farber, a music critic of "new york daily news", in his review of houston's 2000 album "whitney: the greatest hits", said the song was "bold enough to launch a thousand ships." sportswriter dave anderson of "the new york times" commented that "when whitney houston belted out the national anthem with the nation at war, she reminded everybody that there was a much more important world out there beyond the super bowl, a much more important world beyond even the giants' hold-your-breath triumph when bills kicker scott norwood's 47-yard field goal try sailed wide right." "los angeles times"s j.a. adande, a sports columnist, commented that "it dripped red, white and blue," placing houston's super bowl performance at number three on his list for the best renditions of "the star-spangled banner." in february 2003, "vibe", in a feature article in honor of super bowl xxvii, wrote that houston's performance was "sweet, sweaty and sensational," choosing it as "most kleenex-worthy performance." in 2005, "orlando sentinel"s emily badger, in her articles of the national anthem, picked houston's rendition of the song as the first of the three good performances along with marvin gaye's at the 1983 nba all-star game, and natalie gilbert and maurice cheeks's in 2003 nba playoffs, saying a word of praise: "whitney houston [...] was so good it sold successfully as a single." janet mock of "people" magazine extolled her performance that "houston gave one of the most iconic interpretations of the national anthem in history." writing for mtv.com in february 2009, gil kaufman said the song is a "legendary take on the national anthem." luchina fisher and sheila marikar of abc news, in their articles of lip-syncing, wrote that "houston's unforgettable rendition of the anthem [...] set the standard that most singers have tried to top." jenny mayo of "the washington times", in her review of houston's 2009 album "i look to you", praised the rendition highly: "miss houston is an artist who can—or at least used to—make songs untouchable. 'the star spangled banner' will never be the same." bill lamb from about.com expressed that "[houston's] formidable power made her super bowl xxv 'star spangled banner' performance a legendary moment," and on her biography by lamb, also described it "as one of the most stunning televised performances ever." monica herrera of "billboard" called houston's performance an "epic take", adding "[houston] made it memorable."
the star spangled banner (whitney houston recording)