PRINTER'S NO. 4079
No. 359 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, PITTS, LANGTRY, SAURMAN, FARMER,
KAISER, FAIRCHILD, CLYMER, CESSAR, DISTLER, DOMBROWSKI,
DALEY, RUDY, DeLUCA, KOSINSKI, ARGALL, FARGO, COY, ANGSTADT,
TRELLO, GEIST, STABACK, PETRARCA, JOHNSON, JACKSON, BATTISTO,
DEMPSEY, SCHULER, RAYMOND, BROUJOS, PESCI, ROBBINS, KENNEY,
HESS, WILSON, VROON, NOYE, HERSHEY, HERMAN, MOEHLMANN, ITKIN,
GIGLIOTTI, HAGARTY, LAUGHLIN, OLASZ, GRUPPO, TELEK, ADOLPH,
RYBAK, CIVERA, PETRONE AND CORRIGAN, SEPTEMBER 25, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, SEPTEMBER 25, 1990
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the anniversary of "The Star Spangled Banner" on
2 September 14, 1990.
3 WHEREAS, Our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," was
4 written by an American lawyer, Francis Scott Key, during the War
5 of 1812; and
6 WHEREAS, Francis Scott Key wrote the words while witnessing
7 the British naval attack on Baltimore at Fort McHenry on
8 September 12 and 13, 1814; and
9 WHEREAS, "The Star Spangled Banner" was officially designated
10 our national anthem on March 31, 1931; and
11 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted September
12 14 as National Anthem Day in 1947; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate
14 September 14, 1990, as the 186th Anniversary of "The Star
15 Spangled Banner."
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