God Bless America
/ˌɡɒd bles əˈmerɪkə/
/ˌɡɑːd bles əˈmerɪkə/
- a song praising America that was written by Irving Berlin in 1919. It became the 'unofficial national anthem' for the US during the Second World War, when Kate Smith regularly sang it and it was frequently sung after September 11. Some Americans still want it to replace The Star-Spangled Banner.
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