Between 1918 and 1929, John Charles Linthicum, the U.S. congressman from Maryland at the time, introduced a series of six unsuccessful bills to officially recognize "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem."National Anthem Hearing Is Set For January 31". The Baltimore Sun. January 23, 1930. p. 4.
Between 1918 and 1929 John Charles Linthicum the US congressman from Maryland at the time introduced a series of six unsuccessful bills to officially recognize "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem"National Anthem Hearing Is Set For January 31" The Baltimore Sun January 23 1930 p 4