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Star-Spangled Banner Debate

Francis Scott Key created a piece of music so powerful, it only took 117 years to become our national anthem and the very symbol of the end of our broadcasting day.

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Star-Spangled Banner Debate

Francis Scott Key created a piece of music so powerful, it only took 117 years to become our national anthem and the very symbol of the end of our broadcasting day.

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