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1990 Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego)

1990 Roseanne Barr sings National Anthem at Reds-Padres game

1990 Roseanne Barr sings National Anthem at San Diego Padre game

1985 "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City

1977 Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem at World Series

1973 John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence

1962 Hanns Eisler, composer (North Vietnam/East German National Anthem), dies at 64

1961 Mitch Gaylord, born in California, gymnist, Olympics 1984, /actor, American Anthem

1961 Janet Jones, Bridgeton, Missouri, actress, American Anthem, Flamingo Kid

1946 Steve Friedman, TV news executive/actor, American Anthem

1945 John McCormack, Irish singer (Irish national anthem/folk songs), dies

1943 "International" is no longer U.S.S.R. National Anthem

1940 Jan Claire, actor, American Anthem

1932 Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem

1931 Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem

1931 "Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes U.S. national anthem

1922 President Ebert declares "Deutschland uber alas" as German national anthem

1918 Wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25

1900 National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," composed

1893 Wilfred Owen, born in England, anti-war poet, Anthem for Doomed Youth

1862 Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71

1799 Frantisek L. Celakovsky, Czech poet, national anthem, folk song

1795 "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem

1792 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time

1780 Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung

1563 John Bull, composer of British national anthem (God Save The King), dies


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