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Fans at the third NCAA Softball Regional game between Louisiana Lafayette and Baylor University sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" after being told their wasn't time for the pre-game ceremony, May 17, 2015. (Image: Fox Sports screenshot) ** FILE **
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Demonstrators filled the Mall of America rotunda and chanted "Black lives matter" to protest police brutality, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Aaron Lavinsky) ** FILE **
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The Star Spangled Avenger means business in the movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier now available in the Blu-ray format. (Courtesy Walt Dinsey Home Entertainment)
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Vintage sheet music cover page of The Star Spangled Banner
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Over 6,000 school children assembled into a "living" American flag at Fort McHenry, all to celebrate the 200th anniversary of "The Star Spangled Banner" on Tuesday. (National Park Service)
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Almost 7,000 school children assembled at Fort McHenry to form the largest 'living" American flag on record, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of "The Star Spangled Banner". (National Park Service photo)
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Lay down ground rules. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune)
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National Edition News cover for July 5, 2014 - New bio of 'Star-Spangled' author Francis Scott Key as American anthem turns 200: This painting depicts Francis Scott Key seeing the American flag flying over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor the day after he witnessed the British bombardment of the fort in the War of 1812. This sighting inspired the poet to write "The Star-Spangled Banner," which became the official United States national anthem in 1931. (AP Photo)
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Fort McHenry in Baltimore was where Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" and where cannon shots defended the city against the British during the War of 1812. (Associated Press)
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North Carolina State Rep. Frank Iler talks inside the House of Representatives chamber during the first day of the legislative session, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in Raleigh N.C. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Matt Born)
