In addition, Smith, Carlos, and Australian silver medalist Peter Norman all wore human rights badges on their jackets. South Africa's national anthem is unique in that it is two different songs put together with five of the country's eleven official languages being used, in which each language comprises a stanza. By the power of the Constitution of Cyprus, the Turkish national anthem " İstiklâl Marşı" was used when a Turkish Cypriot representative was present. In fact, the conductor knew nothing of the request until after the concert, although he later echoed Higginson’s snobbish stance.

Burrage describes an incendiary public meeting that took place in Baltimore, Maryland, in advance of a Muck concert that was scheduled for early November. On the morning of September 14, 1814, the sun rose to reveal a surprising sight to Francis Scott Key. In March 2005, a government-sponsored program, the National Anthem Project, was launched after a Harris Interactive poll showed many adults knew neither the lyrics nor the history of the anthem.

S. sailors into the Royal Navy and standing in the way of westward expansion led the United States to declare war in June 1812. Carlton explained the custom to Governor Sheldon of South Dakota who "promised me that he would try to have the custom established among the state militia. The National Football League shunned the San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick after he took a knee during the singing of the national anthem at games. Bombs were soon bursting in air, rockets were glaring, and all in all it was a moment of great historical interest.

The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington surrounds anti-LGBTQ protestors at a Pride parade and sings "Make Them Hear You" from the musical Ragtime. I mean the first solo hit for John Phillips, but to an awful lot of people it stands instead for the 1976 UK No 1 by the Dutch group Pussycat. The melody was used repeatedly throughout the 18th and 19th centuries with lyrics that changed with the affairs of the day.The song gained popularity throughout the 19th century and bands played it during public events, such as Independence Day celebrations. a b Originally adopted by Czechoslovakia as a part of its hymn in 1918 (together with Slovak "Nad Tatrou sa blýska"), and latter in 1993 by the Czech Republic (already without the Slovak part). In the 19th century, ‘Hail, Columbia’ was used at official functions, alongside ‘My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’ – whose tune is the same as the UK national anthem, ‘ God Save the Queen’. The lyrics come from the " Defence of Fort M'Henry", [2] a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Outer Baltimore Harbor in the Patapsco River during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.