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This storyWhen did 'The Star-Spangled Banner' become the official US anthem?
- 1918
- 1931
- 1945
- 1956
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1931
The Blue Angels have flown media guests since 1952!
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels offer select media and VIP passengers rides in their two-seat F/A-18D jet. The team has performed for millions since 1946. Learn more at Wikipedia
Historian Douglas Brinkley edited Ronald Reagan's private diaries!
Brinkley, a Rice University history professor and CNN presidential historian, was chosen to edit Reagan's handwritten diary entries for publication in 2007 — giving him rare firsthand access to a president's unfiltered daily thoughts.
The term 'tall ship' comes from a 1902 poem by John Masefield!
In 'Sea Fever,' Masefield wrote 'all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.' The phrase stuck — today's tall ship festivals worldwide trace their name to that single line of verse.
Philly's 1776 Founders also suffered brutal July heat!
Delegates drafting the Declaration kept windows shut against stable flies — despite sweltering heat inside. Now, 250 years later, extreme heat has forced Philadelphia to cancel its own birthday parade.
A Vice Admiral holds one of the Navy's rarest ranks — just 3 stars.
Only a handful of officers ever reach Vice Admiral, the Navy's three-star rank. Gumbleton's seniority means he oversees major fleet or policy operations. Learn more at Wikipedia