Irish Couple Reacts to The ACCURATE Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner (So EMOTIONAL)

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Irish Couple Reacts to The ACCURATE Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner (So EMOTIONAL)

In This Video Irish Couple Aka Unstable_TV Reacts to The ACCURATE Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner (So EMOTIONAL)

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0:00 Intro
0:23 What Are We Reacting To Today?
0:50 The Accurate Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner Reaction
10:25 What Did We Think?
12:00 Outro

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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. victory.

The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. "To Anacreon in Heaven" (or "The Anacreontic Song"), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. This setting, renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", soon became a well-known U.S. patriotic song. With a range of 19 semitones, it is known for being very difficult to sing. Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today.

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by U.S. president Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1508, codified at 36 U.S.C. § 301), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.

Before 1931, other songs served as the hymns of U.S. officialdom. "Hail, Columbia" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", whose melody is identical to "God Save the Queen", the United Kingdom's national anthem, also served as a de facto national anthem.Following the War of 1812 and subsequent U.S. wars, other songs emerged to compete for popularity at public events, among them "America the Beautiful", which itself was being considered before 1931 as a candidate to become the national anthem of the United States

On September 3, 1814, following the Burning of Washington and the Raid on Alexandria, Francis Scott Key and John Stuart Skinner set sail from Baltimore aboard the ship HMS Minden, a cartel ship flying a flag of truce on a mission approved by President James Madison. Their objective was to secure an exchange of prisoners, one of whom was William Beanes, the elderly and popular town physician of Upper Marlboro and a friend of Key who had been captured in his home. Beanes was accused of aiding the arrest of British soldiers. Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant on September 7 and spoke with Major General Robert Ross and Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane over dinner while the two officers discussed war plans. At first, Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes but relented after Key and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Americans for their kind treatment.

[ANTOINETTEATFUN]

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing

[michiwonderoutdoors]

No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave

[timlinator]

born in New York to an Irish born dad. Well my dad always said we Irish fought the British on both sides of the Atlantic so should be double proud.

[tupac]

How Britain Starved Ireland react on this guys

[PromLesbian]

This version is very close to what I was taught back in the 1970's. That other version you saw, was not totally accurate.

[markstine]

We the people of the United States of America, when we breath our first are born in freedom!!!! We have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!!! We have the right to free speech, the right to keep and bare arms and the right as a free people to abolish a tyrannical government!!! We have fought two world wars to give many others the freedom they enjoy today! We fight amongst ourselves here in the United States of America but let it be known that if we have to be called to protect the freedom of others, we'll set aside our disputes and press forward to bare the light of freedom until we can't!!! That is our resolve as May freedom ring

[josetejeda]

The GREATEST nation in the world.... the one that have millions of Veterans living as homeless in the streets... The land of the brave!

[pxrxjzz]

Peace be upon you. I am one of you. I want to hear this and give me your opinion on it

[catgirl]

The only thing I don't like about this video is the beginning. In my 42 years, I've never seen anyone disrespect the national anthem by ignoring it while it was playing, or chatting, or not removing their hat, etc. I also don't know anyone who doesn't know what it means. So either there's been a major failure of our school system in the last 20 years, or this video is a bit dramatic. (I am not going to get into the kneeling issue). We had to memorize the National Anthem in elementary school and we learned the history in several years of school, each getting more detailed as we were old enough to understand more. I am in Baltimore though, so I am not sure if I learn about it more than others, as it's a part of Baltimore history as much as US history, and the lessons always came with a field trip to Ft. McHenry, or to DC to see the actual flag. Whenever I go to a football or baseball game, everyone stands, removes their hats, puts their hand over their heart, and respects the anthem. Even if I am not in my seat yet, everyone will stop walking, and stop what they're doing for the anthem to play.

[krisschobelock]

The one you are talkng about was shown with a bit of embellishment obviously - the basics of it are accurate ... one was just presented as more of an emotional respect - and obviously the National Anthem didn't happen in one night . . it was months later when Francis Scott Key wrote a poem (4 verses) and the first verse became our national Anthem . . both give you the reason we love our Flag and will never allow it to touch the the ground and the meaning of it and the Anthem.

[Leavon]

But what are the references that say that this telling of the creation of the United States national Anthem is accurate? Seems rather far fetched that Francis Scott Key negotiated for the release of one man and that only four lives were lost at the Fort. I'd like to see the references so that I can read them and verify their accuracy for myself.

[tommywalker]

George Washington's portrait was saved by Dolly Madison

[harvey]

Key's son grew up and was fooling around with the wife of Union General Sickles. Sickles found out about it and shot him dead. Sickles escaped hanging by using "temporary insanity" as his defense. This was the first time this excuse had been used in an American court. Ironically, Key's grandson ended up as a drummer for the Confederates. He was taken prisoner and ended up being held in Fort McHenry ! Eventually he was transferred to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island in Delaware. The Stars and Stripes musically is based on some British drinking song. Let's see you do a video on Duffy's Cut.