On the 28th of September 1745, God Save the King (later adopted as the British national anthem) was sung for the first time at the Drury Lane Theatre in London.
The anthem was composed by Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778) who also composed the music for the patriotic – and significantly more rousing song – Rule Britannia!
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Pegs and 'Tails
During Prohibition in The U.S. (where else) there was a song,
Four and twenty Yanks
was feelin kind of dry
they all went up to Canada
for some rock and rye
Four and twenty Yanks
they all began to sing
God bless America
But God save the King
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