A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to love.

Canadian Major League Soccer fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night. Fans added to the trend that has taken ...

Wrestling fans in Canada booed the Star Spangled Banner at a WWE wrestling match on Saturday night — with commentator Pat McAfee calling Canada “terrible,” in a rant after the national diss.

Fans of the Ottawa Senators continue to voice their displeasure with United States President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about Canada becoming the 51st state. The jeers began as anthem singer Ania ...

Christopher Macchio, the Long Island vocalist who stole the show singing the “Star Spangled Banner” at President Trump’s ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday morning that the jeering of the U.S. national anthem at sporting events across the country isn’t going anywhere after President ...

After her performance of the national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby went viral for all the wrong reasons last year, Ingrid Andress is back to try it again. The 33-year-old singer returned to ...

The Grammy-nominated artist performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" again, this time at the Colorado Avalanche hockey game. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The Grammy-nominated artist decided to ...