PRINTER'S NO. 3977
No. 375 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, SEPTEMBER 21, 1992
ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 21, 1992
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the anniversary of "The Star Spangled Banner" on
2 September 14, 1992.
3 WHEREAS, Our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," was
4 written by an American lawyer, Francis Scott Key, during the War
5 of 1812; and
6 WHEREAS, Francis Scott Key wrote the words while witnessing
7 the British naval attack on Baltimore at Fort McHenry on
8 September 12 and 13, 1814; 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
14 September 14, 1992, as the 178th Anniversary of "The Star
15 Spangled Banner."
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