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He trained for a promising academic career as a historian of the Middle Ages, with a particular focus on France’s Capetian ...

While listening recently to the national anthems before a hockey game between an American team and a Canadian team, I was ...

EXCLUSIVE– The voice behind an iconic American patriotic anthem senses a conservative ... There’s a matter of pride there every time I hear the song, I relate to that. Every time I see a ...

Elder Joseph Brackett of the religious order commonly known as the Shakers composed it in 1848 as a dance song: The verse extols ... the North’s patriotic sentiments were aroused by the tune ...

The song has been a staple in Christian hymnals for more than a century, underscoring deeply held beliefs. “The Way of the ...

The American folk music legend died Monday at ... antiwar ensemble that achieved some success after switching to anti-fascist and patriotic songs during World War II. The group's popularity ...

Is the Village People hit a gay anthem? Somehow, its composer argues not – but plenty of music is more loved than understood ...

It continues to score Billboard chart positions-like with its rousing recording of patriotic songs and marches, Stars & ...

I recall a light-hearted comment made by a friend years ago, during a discussion about politics and a colleague rsquo;s ...