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"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song written as a poem by [[Katharine Lee Bates]] and published in 1893 in ''The Congregationalist.'' Unlike our national anthem, [[The Star-Spangled Banner]], "America the Beautiful" has no official recognition.
"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song written as a poem by [[Katharine Lee Bates]] and published in 1893<ref> the year 1893 is from ''A Religious History of the American People'', Sydney E. Ahlstrom, [[Yale University]] Press, 1972,1158 pp., page 7</ref> in ''The Congregationalist.'' Unlike our national anthem, [[The Star-Spangled Banner]], "America the Beautiful" has no official recognition.
Its lack of legal status and its use at official state functions fascinate [[liberal]]s and liberal observers. For example, the [[Chinese]] performed it during [[Richard Nixon]]'s visit in 1972.
Its lack of legal status and its use at official state functions fascinate [[liberal]]s and liberal observers. For example, the [[Chinese]] performed it during [[Richard Nixon]]'s visit in 1972.
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==External links==
*[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/33212/the_writing_of_america_the_beautiful.html?cat=16 "The Writing of America the Beautiful"]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]