History of the Stars and Stripes & USA national anthem & Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag & Sousa march "The Stars and stripes for ever"

 

 Article on BBC News
US marks 200th anniversary of 1812 

 

 

 Wikipedia article on the national anthem of the USA: the Star-Spangled Banner

Jimmy Hendrix version of the national anthem

 I pledge allegiance to the Flag
     of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
     one Nation under God, indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for all.

Explanation of the text

Pledge of Allegiance to the flag

Good article in French on the Pledge of Allegiance

Wikipedia article on the march "The Stars and Stripes Forever"