PRINTER'S NO. 3961
No. 769 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, HERSHEY, FLEAGLE, TIGUE, ADOLPH,
ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARD, BARRAR, BASTIAN,
BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BIANCUCCI, BOYD, BUNT,
CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CAWLEY, CIVERA, CLYMER, COLEMAN, CORRIGAN,
COY, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER,
DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EGOLF, D. EVANS,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOOD,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HESS,
HICKERNELL, HORSEY, JAMES, KILLION, KIRKLAND, LaGROTTA,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, MAJOR, MANN,
MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, MELIO,
METCALFE, S. MILLER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, RAYMOND, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY,
ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, TURZAI, WALKO,
WASHINGTON, WATSON, WEBER, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD,
YUDICHAK AND BROWNE, JUNE 7, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 7, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating on September 14, 2004, the 190th anniversary of
2 the writing of the poem by Francis Scott Key that became
3 known as "The Star Spangled Banner."
4 WHEREAS, Our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," was
5 written by an American lawyer, Francis Scott Key, during the War
6 of 1812; and
7 WHEREAS, Francis Scott Key wrote the words while witnessing
8 the British naval attack on Baltimore at Fort McHenry on
9 September 12 and 13, 1814; and
1 WHEREAS, After the British fleet withdrew, Francis Scott Key
2 checked into a Baltimore hotel and completed his poem on the
3 defense of Fort McHenry; and
4 WHEREAS, He sent the poem to a printer for duplication on
5 handbills, and within a few days the poem was put to the music
6 of an old English song; and
7 WHEREAS, The new song and the American flag became known as
8 "The Star Spangled Banner"; and
9 WHEREAS, "The Star Spangled Banner" was officially designated
10 our national anthem on March 31, 1931; and
11 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted September
12 14 as "National Anthem Day" in 1947; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
14 190th anniversary, on September 14, 2004, of the writing of "The
15 Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key.
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