The Star-Spangled Banner

As we all know, Douglas often played the "Star and Stripe" for his grandchild for years after the war. In a speech at the Arlington National Cemetery in 1871, he said, "If the shining flag of the stars floats only to a quarter of the free American citizens of the land, our country has justice, freedom and civilization There is a long and glorious cause for which we are grateful for the selfless devotion of aristocratic troops. " He said in the New York Daily News, "I am glad that we live in the national anthem and sit in the national anthem will not make you a prison or make it worse."

With "Hail Columbia" and "Yanji Dudu", "Starry Shining Flag" is one of the popular patriotic songs after the war of 1812. During the Civil War, 'Flag of the Stars' was an national anthem. In the following decades, allied forces and their songs became increasingly popular, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Presidential Decree in 1916 and called it the "American National Anthem" for all military ceremonies. On March 3, 1931, after 40 attempts failed, the bill passed the parliament and signed the law officially designated as the national anthem of the United States as "Stars and Stripes".