The Stars And Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa Songfacts. John Philip Sousa is a famous American composer known for his marches, and this is his most famous song. It's a patriotic anthem, with the stars and stripes referring to the American flag. In his autobiography Marching Along, Sousa explained that he wrote the song on a boat while returning from a vacation in Europe where he found out that his band manager David Blakely had died.
Moore tried, unsuccessfully, to keep Miranda's confession from being admitted into evidence, and Miranda was convicted of rape and kidnapping. Judge Yale McFate sentenced him to 20 to 30 years on each charge, to be served concurrently.
Athletics released DH Adam Dunn. The move clears a roster spot for right-hander Jorge De Leon, who was claimed off waivers from the Astros on Thursday. Dunn announced after the A's Wild Card Game loss to the Royals that he is retiring from baseball. He hit 462 home runs in his 14-year career. Thu, Oct 9, 2014 03:38:00 PM. Adam Dunn acknowledged after the Athletics' loss to the Royals in the Wild Card Game on Tuesday that he still plans to retire. That's probably it, said Dunn, who waited 14 seasons and 2,001 career games to get to the playoffs, the longest such streak of any active player.