USA / EE.UU. (1777-1931) (**1795-1818)

[BicepsTim]

A correction to the correction. The march is titled "Hail Columbia" not "O Columbia". What is referred to as the so called "First Constitution" is actually the "Articles of Confederation" of 1781. The one and only Constitution of the United States was adopted on September 17, 1787 and ratified in 1789.

[Oricelis]

Funny... this flag shown is the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. This flag, known as the Fort McHenry flag, goes by another name: the original Star Spangled Banner of Francis Scott Key's song.

[Pimsleurable]

My fellow Americans, no longer will We tolerate the fascism of the Yankee Hegemony!

[yarrowworks]

This is the true america

[Rakkeyal]

No disrespect to Francis Scott Key, but I like this Anthem better than the Star Spangled Banner.

It was good enough for Abe Lincoln, it's good enough for me =/

[DarkPrinceNH5570]

@Rakkeyal Both suck... need the TEMPLAR MARCH anthem.

[Alex911TheCanadian]

Hey, what is the website that has this flag animation?

[cathofaithdef]

how are these flag videos made?

[Snicklefritz1979]

Hail, Columbia should be reinstated again as our national anthem. It is far more pleasant than the Star Spangled Banner.

[AGTLI]

@Snicklefritz1979 2 reasons for that:

1. Only the 1st verse is ever sung so it doesn't actually make sense.

2. The melody and lyrics don't mesh and rather then finding (or better yet creating) a melody that fits, they butcher the lyrics o the singing and melody match.

The SSB is a kick ass song (it's about a bunch of unwashed pirates handing the Royal Navy it's ass :p), it just needs to sung right and in full.

[granskare]

this is a more pleasant tune.

[ElemixZero]

Far better than the star-spangled banner.

[emperorfrance]

i didn't realize the star-spangled banner was so recent.

[SniperWarfareOhio]

This anthem was back when the US was actually the best country...

[AGTLI]

@SniperWarfareOhio If by best you mean a poor backwater that even the Africans didn't take seriously, sure.

[SniperWarfareOhio]

@AGTLI Africans? You mean "African Protectorates of Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany"? We were the best large country following WWI since Europe was on the brink of Bankruptcy and revolution, nationalism grew in colonies and civil unrest was problematic in China. If you take this into account, we were a great country. Even before WWI we were the largest industrial power. Compare today, an over militarized, in-debt country thats pretty much owned by China.

[AGTLI]

@SniperWarfareOhio During the early Republic Americans were being ENSLAVED BY AFRICANS, so my point stands. ;) Before the Great War we were a major REGIONAL power but nothing more and today America is owned by Americans. ;) The Fed's #1 creditor is, well, the Fed followed by the American people, China is a distant 3rd but the nationalists like to exaggerate as it helps them amass more power.

[noblefailure]

This should still be the National Anthem :D

[Zeck180]

the 15 stripes and 15 stars flag.

[Chansulus]

God bless USA from the long lost state of Quebec.

[breizhcatalonia1993]

@Chansulus do you will want quebec to be part of the usa? it will not be a bad idea.

[MrBarelylethal]

@Chansulus why don't you join em? that'd be great!

[canuckleful]

@Chansulus REALLY long lost.

[micheal9]

Correction: This song, "O Columbia!", was written **IN 1789** for the inauguration of George Washington, first president under the second US constitution; and was de facto national anthem, 1789 (NOT 1777) until 1931, when Congress made "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official anthem.

Additional:

1776 - Declaration of Independence

1777 - 1st constitution proposed

1781 - 1st const. ratified

1787 - 2nd constitution proposed

1788 - 2nd const. ratified

4 March 1789 - 2nd const. takes effect

[Jilktube]

@micheal9 The first constitution being the Articles of confederation of course.

[MMusashi7]

This song is now used as The Vice-President of America's entrance anthem.