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History of the Birth of U.S. in Song

1. God Bless The USA www.usa-flag-site.org/song-lyrics/god-bless-the-usa.shtml The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony 1620 www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/

2. America the Beautiful Music - Samuel A. Ward, 1888 Words - Katherine Lee Bates1893History of our beautiful flag www.ushistory.org/betsy/flaglife.html 1770 To Philadelphia Merchantsmemory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/index.html Boston Tea Party www.bostonteapartyship.com/history.asp

3. Your A Grand Old Flag Music and lyrics by George M. Cohan And kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/grandold.htm

Thank you www.fiftiesweb.com, a cool site For other patriotic music and lyrics  www.fiftiesweb.com/usa/ustunes.htm

4. Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key "In Defense of Fort McHenry" 20 September 1814 Congress Made U.S. National Anthem 1931  A rampart from www.freedicitonary.com is: A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. See Synonyms at bulwark. tr.v. ram·part·ed, ram·part·ing, ram·parts To defend with a rampart.

5. Stars and Stripes by John Phillips Sousa Lyrics www.usa-flag-site.org/song-lyrics/stars-and-stripes-forever.shtml The Despot, a person exercising power tyrannically, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despot As in: Despots, you awaken a sleeping giant.

6. My country tis of thee Words:Samuel Francis Smith (1831)
Music: Unknown, from English Anthem "God Save the King/Queen"

7. God Bless America Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Civil War: www.ushistory.org/us/33.asp

8. When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again, Words: Credited to the Union Army bandmaster, 
Patrick S. Gilmore (1863)
Music: From Irish street song "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye"
www.usa-flag-site.org/songs.shtml

9. This Land is Your Land Woodie Guthrie, made popular again by Peter Paul and Mary www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/w/woody_guthrie/this_land_is_your_land.html 

10. The Battle Hymn of the Republic, for which it stands one nation under God and liberty and justice for all. And let US not forget it. Words by Julia W. Howe, 1861. www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/h/bhymnotr.htm

11. Hammer song by Lee Hays and Pete Seeger, sung by Peter, Paul and Mary

This is amazing: www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9flA7i3mSvU

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