The Stars and Stripes Forever

The Stars and Stripes Forever

National march of the United States
LyricsJohn Philip Sousa, May 1896 (1896-05)
MusicJohn Philip Sousa, December 1896 (1896-12)
Adopted1987 (1987)
Audio sample
Performed by the United States Marine Band

"The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America.[1]

  1. ^ "36 U.S. Code § 304 – National march". United States Code. United States: Cornell Law School. August 12, 1998. Retrieved November 2, 2006. The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is the national march.