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DAR essay: 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' greeted with standing ovation

By Eleanor Shuler

It’s May 14, 1897. The crowd is waiting patiently for the band to start playing.

Right then, the band walks out. The audience holds their breath. Then, the band starts playing.

You see John Philip Sousa conducting the band so they s...