1990 Event 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner and Gettysburg Address 1973 Death John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday 1971 Event Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" 1954 Birthday Banner Thomas, rocker, Molly Hatchet 1931 Event Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem 1931 Event "Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes U.S. national anthem 1910 Birthday John Banner, Vienna Austria, actor, Sergeant Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes 1843 Death Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63 1814 Event "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem 1814 Event Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" 1779 Birthday Francis Scott Key, composer, Star-Spangled Banner
