National anthem
A national anthem is a country's official national song that the people use to remember and respect their country. By the 18th century most countries had a national anthem and new countries chose a national anthem when they became independent. Some monarchies have a royal anthem for their monarch.
National Anthem Media
Early version of the "Wilhelmus" as preserved in a manuscript of 1617 (Brussels, Royal Library, MS 15662, fol. 37v–38r)
Holographic copy of 1847 of Il Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem since 1946
Star-Spangled Banner with the American flag (ca. 1940s). Anthems used during sign-on and sign-off sequences have become less common due to the increasing prevalence of 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week broadcasting.
Rouget de Lisle performing "La Marseillaise" for the first time
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