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  2. List of national anthems - Wikipedia

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    Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...

  3. Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States ...

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    John Carroll (1) became the first American bishop in 1790. Portrait of Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus by Gilbert Stuart. Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus (7) was the first bishop of Boston, and became a cardinal after he returned to France. John McCloskey (42) was Archbishop of New York and became the first American cardinal in 1875.

  4. American patriotic music - Wikipedia

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    The bombardment of Fort McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the lyrics for the national anthem. American patriotic music is a part of the culture and history of the United States since its foundation in the 18th Century. It has served to encourage feelings of honor both for the country's forefathers and for national unity. [1]

  5. List of Catholic bishops in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The bishop in the five commonwealths and territories have different episcopal conferences: In Puerto Rico, the six bishops form their own episcopal conference, the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña. [2] [3] In the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam, the bishops belong to the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.

  6. Category:North American anthems - Wikipedia

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    National, royal, flag, and regional anthems of countries and regions in North America. Includes official and unofficial anthems. ... National Anthem of Honduras; I ...

  7. God Save the South - Wikipedia

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    While the anthem mostly used Ellerbrock's music, it was also set to the tune of the British national anthem, "God Save the King". [8]Because of this association, as well as a perceived lack of originality, “God Save the South” was criticized in Southern Punch, a weekly periodical modeled after Britain’s Punch.

  8. Category:National anthems - Wikipedia

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    National anthem of Guatemala; National Anthem of Honduras; National anthem of Iraq; National anthem of Mauritania; National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017) National Anthem of Peru; National anthem of Qatar (1954–1996) National anthem of Russia; National anthem of Slovenia; National anthem of Somalia (1960–2000) National anthem of ...

  9. List of English-language hymnals by denomination - Wikipedia

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    Additional Hymns set forth by the House of Bishops at the request of the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies (1866) [54] Daily Hymns: 32nd Anniversary of the Sunday Schools (1868) [55] The Church Hymnal: a collection of hymns from the Prayer book hymnal (1869) [56] The Book of Common Praise: with music for the Book of Common Prayer (1869) [57]