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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,612 posts) Sat Jul 22, 2023, 06:57 AM Jul 2023

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On this day, July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful."

Fri Jul 22, 2022: On this day, July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful."

She wrote that in one day?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22

• 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

The view of the Peak is one that I get to see every day, barring cloud cover. niyad Jul 2023 #1

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

And Ray Charles took it for his own. There's no more beautiful rendition Walleye Jul 2023 #3

niyad

(113,570 posts)

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

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 22, 2023, 08:07 AM

Jul 2023

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

doc03

(35,368 posts)

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

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 22, 2023, 08:34 AM

Jul 2023

Walleye

(31,056 posts)

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

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 22, 2023, 09:45 AM

Jul 2023

His performance on that gives me chills.

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