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From: bloom@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Our National Anthem - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 16-Jul-83 05:43:57 EDT
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inmet!bloom    Jul 15 10:32:00 1983


Received the following in response to my response:

					Ray Bloom
					{harpo, ima}!inmet!bloom

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>From notes Fri Jul 15 04:13:32 1983
>From cca!decvax!microso!u!cde Wed Jul 13 00:13:00 1983 remote from ima
From: decvax!cornell!cde (Carl Eichenlaub) 
Subject: Re: Our National Anthem - (nf)
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    I believe that date refers to the passing of a bill by
Congress making The Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem
officialy.  It had, prior to that time, always been recognized
informally as the national anthem.

Carl D. Eichenlaub
Cornell University