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The Star-Spangled Banner

Jimi Hendrix plays at Woodstock.

American Icons: Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

American Icons

This is the sound of a nation breaking at the seams.

three men stand on podiums, two with their fists in the air

Teammates from Harvard recall protest at 1968 Mexico City Olympics

Sports

Pedro Gomez’s ESPN Interview in Spanish Sparks Anger and Ugly Reaction

Sports
The World

American Icons: Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Redesigning the national anthem

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Global Hit

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Katy Clark speaks to musicians Terre Roche and Susan McKeown about their involvement in a new collection of national anthems. The CD is called “Us An’Them.”

Salman Rushdie & Jimi Hendrix

Salman Rushdie’s new children’s book, Luka and the Fire of Life, tackles dark themes in a short, funny way. A NASA aerospace engineer moonlights in nightclubs as “DJ Scientific.” And our American Icons series continues with a look back at Jimi Hendrix’s legendary Woodstock performance of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”