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>The Star spangled Banner was Written by Francis Scott Key On September 13th 1814.

>It was declared the national anthem by President Hoover in 1931.

>The first public printing of it was on September 17th 1814 in a leaflet published in Baltimore. Only two original copies survive to this day.

>The Flag that inspired the anthem has been in the collection of the smithsonian Institution since 1912.

>One of it's first performances at a sporting event was at the 1918 World Series.

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