Oh, say, can you hear the strained voices and mumbled words of countless singers trying to render our national anthem? Because of its challenging vocal line and its militaristic lyrics, many people ...

It’s not surprising that President Trump chose to be introduced at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall by country singer Lee Greenwood performing his signature song, “God Bless the USA.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poet Julia Ward Howe wrote the famous lyrics to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." This July 4, America will celebrate its ...

Like “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America the Beautiful,” as shared in Part 1, wasn’t composed with lyrics and music together. In 1910, a professor of literature at Wellesley College added words to ...

Julia Ward Howe, the author of the “Battle Hymn”—she wrote it in one fevered night at the Willard Hotel, in Washington, D.C.—received either $4 or $5 for her submission. It was published in our ...