Deseret News archives: ‘Star Spangled Banner’ named national anthem on this day in 1931
On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States. The tune was once a pub song, now it is performed at most sporting ...
LGBTQ groups march under own banner for first time in Staten Island St. Paddy’s parade: ‘Huge day for the queer community’
The Staten Island parade has been the lone local anti-LGBTQ holdout for years. The Throggs Neck parade in The Bronx, for example, allowed organized members of the LGBTQ community to march under a ...