At various times in the more than 100 years that have elapsed since the song was written, particularly during the John F. Kennedy administration, there have been efforts to give " America the Beautiful " legal status either as a national hymn, or as a national anthem equal to, or in place of, " The Star-Spangled Banner ", but so far this has not succeeded.

Popularity of the song increased greatly following the September 11, 2001 attacks ; at some sporting events it was sung in addition to the traditional singing of the national anthem.

Created by the Scottish-born composer, Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984.

In 2001, the National Guard unit was designated an official military unit of the Bulgarian army and one of the symbols of state authority, along with the flag, the coat of arms and the national anthem.

The most recent was in May 2012, when Washington Post columnist Mike Wise published a piece entitled " Fans who yell ‘ Oh !’ during national anthem are tainting a moment meant to unite Americans ".

One of his major works was to bring " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau " ( the Welsh national anthem ) back in Brittany and create lyrics in Breton.

After that, in 1990, it was eliminated from the anthem and only sung in military events as part of the full song.

In the celebrations marking the return of democracy in March 1990 at Santiago's Estadio Nacional de Chile, the anthem was played in its present melody, raised to F Major ( the Royal Musical Official Version of the anthem ) which is the original melody of the second anthem by Carnicer, but using the 1847 lyrics as text, save for the original chorus.

As the anniversary of Confederation, Dominion Day, and later Canada Day, was the date set for a number of important events, such as the first national radio network hookup by the Canadian National Railway ( 1927 ), the inauguration of the CBC's cross-country television broadcast ( 1958 ), the flooding of the Saint Lawrence Seaway ( 1958 ), the first colour television transmission in Canada ( 1966 ), the inauguration of the Order of Canada ( 1967 ), and the establishment of " O Canada " as the country's national anthem ( 1980 ).

The music was written by Joseph Haydn in 1797 as an anthem for the birthday of the Austrian Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire.

In order to endorse its republican and liberal tradition, the song was chosen for national anthem of Germany in 1922, during the Weimar Republic.

Upon German reunification in 1990, only the third stanza was confirmed as the national anthem.

The song was a birthday anthem to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor of the House of Habsburg.

Haydn was instructed to compose an anthem which could rival in merit the British " God save the King ".

The adoption of the hitherto Austrian anthem by Germany in 1922 was not opposed by Austria, as this helped the government in weakening the monarchist causes.

Additionally, a declaration by sixteen Member States on the symbols, including the flag, was included in the final act of the Treaty of Lisbon stating that the flag, the anthem, the motto and the currency and Europe Day " will for them continue as symbols to express the sense of community of the people in the European Union and their allegiance to it.

Francis Scott Key ( August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843 ) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States ' national anthem, " The Star-Spangled Banner ".

It was adopted in 1795 as the nation's first anthem.

Although usually thought of as a spiritual, the earliest recorded use of the song was as a rallying anthem for the Contrabands at Fort Monroe sometime before July 1862.

Her classic anthem " I Will Survive " was inducted under the Records Inductees category.

This volume gave Glan Rhondda its more famous title, Hen wlad fy nhadau, and was sold in large quantities and ensured the popularity of the anthem across the whole of Wales.

It was increasingly sung at patriotic gatherings and gradually it developed into a national anthem.

Although crowds singing anthems during matches was common place, there was no precedent for the anthem to be sung before a game commenced in any sport.

* 2004 – The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.

West Germany adopted the Deutschlandlied as its official national anthem in 1952 for similar reasons, with only the third stanza sung on official occasions.

It was officially adopted as the national anthem of the Republic of Poland in 1926.

New Caledonia has increasingly adopted its own symbols, choosing an anthem, a motto, and a new design for its banknotes.

Many US soldiers adopted her song " These Boots Are Made for Walkin '" as their anthem, as shown in Pierre Schoendoerffer's academy award winning documentary The Anderson Platoon ( 1967 ) and reprised in a scene in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket ( 1987 ).

It was adopted as an anthem by the groups of disaffected Mexican urban youth known in the 1980s as bandas ; one banda named itself PND, after the song's initials.

By a law signed on March 3, 1931 by President Herbert Hoover, " The Star-Spangled Banner " was adopted as the national anthem of the United States.

The song was adopted as the pre-game anthem during the deciding match of the 1990 Five Nations Championship between Scotland and England, which Scotland won 13 – 7 to win the Grand Slam.

The Scottish Football Association adopted " Flower of Scotland " as its pre-game national anthem in 1997 although it was first used by them in 1993 ,.

On 27 September 2004, Yerevan adopted an anthem, " Erebuni-Yerevan ", written by Paruyr Sevak and composed by Edgar Hovhanisyan.

* 1795: The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.

* March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

In 1860, Belgium formally adopted the song and music as its national anthem, although the then prime minister, Charles Rogier edited out lyrics attacking the Dutch Prince of Orange.

The French National Convention adopted it as the Republic's anthem in 1795.

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, " La Marseillaise " was recognised as the anthem of the international revolutionary movement ; as such, it was adopted by the Paris Commune in 1871.

" Jana Gana Mana " was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950.

Jana Gana Mana was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950.

Voters chose between " God Save The Queen ", " Jerusalem " and " Land of Hope and Glory " with the winning song, " Jerusalem ", being adopted as the official anthem for Team England.

English translation of the anthem is adopted by the University of Hong Kong in significant events such as graduation ceremony.

Other symbols alluded to are the coat of arms, flag, and banner ; there is also allusion to a regional anthem, though as of 2009 none has been adopted.

Originally written as incidental music, it did not have words when it was adopted as the national anthem of the Philippines and subsequently played during the proclamation of Philippine independence on June 12, 1898.

Despite a widespread belief that it was adopted as the national anthem in 1866, no such recognition has ever been officially accorded.

The anthem first started being used in 1854, although it was not officially adopted de jure until 1943.

The anthem was officially adopted on Independence Day, September 16 of that same year.