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Why do they say God bless America?
By ‘blessing’ they mean that God will make the U. S. prosper and prevail. Further, it carries with it a sense of having God sanction whatever we do. I think this goes back to a deep-seated, and still very much alive, sense of Manifest Destiny. That is, that the U. S. was God’s chosen nation and an arm of God’s will.
Who made God Bless America Famous?
Irving Berlin
1939 by Irving Berlin Inc. “God Bless America” is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run up to World War II in 1938. The later version was notably recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song.
When did they start singing God Bless America at baseball games?
“God Bless America” started to be played during the 7th inning stretch at Yankee Stadium, as well as all Major League Baseball stadiums, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Who was the first to say God bless America?
actor Henry Irving
The phrase “God Bless America” appears in the New York Times for the first time in 1885, uttered by English actor Henry Irving at a speech marking the conclusion of his first tour of the United States: “The last words I say to you, and those words will ever be uttered by me and mine are, God bless America!
Who first said God Bless America?
Do you have to put your hand over your heart for God Bless America?
As citizens, our US Federal Statute (36 U.S. Code § 301 – National Anthem) says we should face the flag (or face toward the music if there is no flag) and stand at attention with the right hand over the heart.
Do you have to take your hat off for God Bless America?
As a veteran I stand for the national anthem and remove my cap, but it’s not necessary for “God Bless America.” It’s bad enough that some people don’t understand that we rise and men remove their hats in respect to “The Star Spangled Banner,” and that so few people seem to know the words of our national anthem.