..unsurprisingly not many Americans/Brits/people know that. Hm - I wonder why.. 📂 Archived Message Posted by Jim_Carlucci on July 17, 2021, 1:51 am, in reply to "Slight - ironic - tangent: The US's national anthem was composed by an Englishman in England." Most sources blank out or deeply bury references to John Stafford Smith - and most search engines' responses to the question "Who wrote the US national anthem" is "Francis Scott Key". Misleading language such as: "Francis Scott Key wrote the *song* in 1814.." is commonplace. Message Thread: American patriotic song - Shyaku July 16, 2021, 11:49 am Slight - ironic - tangent: The US's national anthem was composed by an Englishman in England. - Jim_Carlucci July 17, 2021, 1:29 am ..unsurprisingly not many Americans/Brits/people know that. Hm - I wonder why.. - Jim_Carlucci July 17, 2021, 1:51 am Re: ..unsurprisingly not many Americans/Brits/people know that. Hm - I wonder why.. - scrabb July 17, 2021, 1:51 pm Ben Franklin was born in Northants. nm. - Shyaku July 17, 2021, 5:33 pm Re: American patriotic song - Ian M July 17, 2021, 5:25 pm Re: American patriotic song - Shyaku July 17, 2021, 6:18 pm « Index   Searching