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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,655 posts) Sat Jul 22, 2023, 05:57 AM Jul 2023

• 1893 – Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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On this day, July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 OP

"America the Beautiful" should be the national anthem.. nt doc03 Jul 2023 #2

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1. The view of the Peak is one that I get to see every day, barring cloud cover.

Sat Jul 22, 2023, 07:07 AM

Jul 2023

Agree with many that it should be the national anthem, not the militaristic and racist current one.

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2. "America the Beautiful" should be the national anthem.. nt

Sat Jul 22, 2023, 07:34 AM

Jul 2023

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3. And Ray Charles took it for his own. There's no more beautiful rendition

Sat Jul 22, 2023, 08:45 AM

Jul 2023

His performance on that gives me chills.