Stars and Stripes Forever AUDIO

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In his autobiography, Marching Along, John Philip Sousa writes that he composed the march on Christmas Day 1896.

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Author: The U.S. Marine Corps Band
Keywords: Stars and Stripes Forever; March; John Philip Sousa
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Good Morning to All (Happy Birthday to You) AUDIO

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The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All", which was written and composed by American sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893.

The Summy Company registered for copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Forman. In 1990, Warner Chappell purchased the company owning the copyright for US$15 million, Based on the 1935 copyright registration, Warner claims that U.S. copyright won't expire until 2030, the company continues to insist that one cannot sing the "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics for profit without paying.



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Keywords: Happy Birthday to You
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Apollo 11 Moon Landing One Small Step for Man VIDEO

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Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin Arrive on the Moon. This NASA video segment shows Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon, as well as the scientific work that Armstrong and Aldrin performed while on the moon's surface.

Viewers watch as the astronauts collect samples of moon rocks and dust, trap solar particles for further experimentation, and set up a seismometer to record moon movements. The video shows photographs of the American flag, astronaut footprints, and solar panels left on the moon by the astronauts. Radio transmissions between astronauts and Mission Control support the presentation.

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Producer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Keywords: Apollo 11; Moon Landing; Neil Armstrong; Buzz Aldrin
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Rattlesnake AUDIO

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Description: This is a 15-second mp3 audio clip of the sound of a rattlesnake. Most rattlesnakes will try to escape and withdraw, but will use their rattle as a defensive mechanism to warn away potential predators--especially if they feel cornered. All snakes, including rattlesnakes, have an important role in the ecosystem as they help control the rodent population.

Title: Rattlesnake. Contact: Mailto:images@fws.gov; Subject: Reptiles. Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Type: Audio. Format: mp3. Source: NCTC Image Library. Language: English.

Audience: General. File Size: 240 KB. Original Format: Digital betacam; Length: 15 seconds.

Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keywords: Rattlesnake; Reptiles
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) VIDEO

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The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States of America.

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Producer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keywords: Bald Eagle; Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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Taps Bugle Call AUDIO

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Taps signals that unauthorized lights are to be extinguished. This is the last call of the day. The call is also sounded at the completion of a military funeral ceremony.

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Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than Taps. Up to the Civil War, the traditional call at day's end was a tune, borrowed from the French, called Lights Out. In July of 1862, in the aftermath of the bloody Seven Days battles, hard on the loss of 600 men and wounded himself, Union General Daniel Adams Butterfield called the brigade bugler to his tent. He thought "Lights Out" was too formal and he wished to honor his men. Oliver Wilcox Norton, the bugler, tells the story, "...showing me some notes on a staff written in pencil on the back of an envelope, (he) asked me to sound them on my bugle.

I did this several times, playing the music as written. He changed it somewhat, lengthening some notes and shortening others, but retaining the melody as he first gave it to me. After getting it to his satisfaction, he directed me to sound that call for Taps thereafter in place of the regulation call. The music was beautiful on that still summer night and was heard far beyond the limits of our Brigade. The next day I was visited by several buglers from neighboring Brigades, asking for copies of the music which I gladly furnished. The call was gradually taken up through the Army of the Potomac."

This more emotive and powerful Taps was soon adopted throughout the military. In 1874 It was officially recognized by the U.S. Army. It became standard at military funeral ceremonies in 1891. There is something singularly beautiful and appropriate in the music of this wonderful call. Its strains are melancholy, yet full of rest and peace. Its echoes linger in the heart long after its tones have ceased to vibrate in the air.

- from an article by Master Sergeant Jari A Villanueva, USAF.

Author: U.S. Army Bands
Keywords: Taps; Bugle Call; U.S. Army Bands; military funeral ceremony
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Amazing Grace Bagpipes AUDIO

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Performance License: The Air Force Bands Program is a family of 12 active duty Air Force bands and 11 Air National Guard bands featuring our nation's finest professional musicians. Each band operates within its own geographic area of responsibility representing America's Airmen to a global audience.



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Melody License: "Amazing Grace" is a well-known Christian hymn by Englishman John Newton and first appeared in print in Newton's Olney Hymns (1779).

Tune License: "New Britain" first appears in a shape note hymnal from 1829 called Columbian Harmony. The melody is believed to be Scottish or Irish in origin of which the composer is unknown.

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Author: Air Force Bands Program.
Keywords: Amazing Grace; Bagpipes.
Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Eisenhower Campaign Commercial, 1952 Presidential Campaign VIDEO

VIDEO: 1:01 minutes Eisenhower Campaign Commercial Eisenhower Campaign Commercial in Cinepack (AVI) format 4.0 mb Eisenhower Campaign Commercial 4.5 mb MPEG4 5 mb. Eisenhower Campaign Commercial HiRes MPEG4 20 mb Eisenhower Campaign Commercial OGV format 4.5 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGV format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.

Contents: "I Like Ike" animated commercial, produced by Roy Disney and Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon during the 1952 presidential campaign; Man walking dog; veterans speak; woman speaks; part-animated spot; others.

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Big Ben tower clock of Westminster - striking AUDIO

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Big Ben clock tower of Westminster - striking half past 10, quarter to 11, and 11 o'clock. Recording date: July 16, 1890. Location: Westminster, London, England. Recorded by: Miss Ferguson and Graham Hope, (for George Gouraud). Record format: Edison brown wax cylinder (unissued). NPS object catalog number: EDIS 39839.



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Author: Edison National Historic Site, Keywords: Big Ben; tower clock; Edison wax cylinder; London England, Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address AUDIO

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The Gettysburg Address, Delivered at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863



Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal"

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it, as a final resting place for those who died here, that the nation might live. This we may, in all propriety do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow, this ground-- The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here.

It is rather for us, the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that, from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people by the people for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Recorded by Britton Rea at Enfaze Studios in Lodi, Wisconsin. Attribution politely requested, but not required. User:SweetNeo85, uploaded; Britton Rea, recorded.

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Author: Abraham Lincoln / Britton Rea, Keywords: Gettysburg Address; Abraham Lincoln, Creative Commons license: Public Domain

F-22 RAPTOR VIDEO

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Mission: The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force.

The F-22A , a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The F-22A cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.

Features: A combination of sensor capability, integrated avionics, situational awareness, and weapons provides first-kill opportunity against threats. The F-22A possesses a sophisticated sensor suite allowing the pilot to track, identify, shoot and kill air-to-air threats before being detected. Significant advances in cockpit design and sensor fusion improve the pilot's situational awareness. In the air-to-air configuration the Raptor carries six AIM-120 AMRAAMs and two AIM-9 Sidewinders.

The F-22A has a significant capability to attack surface targets. In the air-to-ground configuration the aircraft can carry two 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions internally and will use on-board avionics for navigation and weapons delivery support. In the future air-to-ground capability will be enhanced with the addition of an upgraded radar and up to eight small diameter bombs. The Raptor will also carry two AIM-120s and two AIM-9s in the air-to-ground configuration.

Advances in low-observable technologies provide significantly improved survivability and lethality against air-to-air and surface-to-air threats. The F-22A brings stealth into the day, enabling it not only to protect itself but other assets.

The F-22A engines produce more thrust than any current fighter engine. The combination of sleek aerodynamic design and increased thrust allows the F-22A to cruise at supersonic airspeeds (greater than 1.5 Mach) without using afterburner -- a characteristic known as supercruise. Supercruise greatly expands the F-22A 's operating envelope in both speed and range over current fighters, which must use fuel-consuming afterburner to operate at supersonic speeds.

The sophisticated F-22A aerodesign, advanced flight controls, thrust vectoring, and high thrust-to-weight ratio provide the capability to outmaneuver all current and projected aircraft. The F-22A design has been extensively tested and refined aerodynamically during the development process.

The F-22A's characteristics provide a synergistic effect ensuring F-22A lethality against all advanced air threats. The combination of stealth, integrated avionics and supercruise drastically shrinks surface-to-air missile engagement envelopes and minimizes enemy capabilities to track and engage the F-22A . The combination of reduced observability and supercruise accentuates the advantage of surprise in a tactical environment.

The F-22A will have better reliability and maintainability than any fighter aircraft in history. Increased F-22A reliability and maintainability pays off in less manpower required to fix the aircraft and the ability to operate more efficiently.

Producer: U.S. Air Force. Keywords: F-22; Raptor; Air Force; fighter aircraft. Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Polar Bear and cubs Ursus maritimus

Title: Polar Bear and cubs, Alternative Title: Ursus maritimus, Contact: nctcimages@fws.gov

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Description: Polar bear sow and two cubs walk slowly along a strip of land with water on either side of them. Subject: Mammals, Wildlife. Location: Alaska. Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Contributors: EXternal Affairs, Alaska, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Type: Video. Format: WMV. Source: NCTC Image Library. Language: English. Rights: Public Domain. Audience: General. File Size: 800 KB. Original Format: Betacam SP; Length: 0:21.

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Producer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Keywords: Polar Bear; cubs; Ursus maritimus. Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Swing low, sweet chariot AUDIO

Negro Spiritual, Performed by: The Southern Four, Record format: Edison Diamond Disc
Matrix number: 8311-C-2-6, Recording date: December 07, 1921, Release number: 51364-R Release date: August 1924, NPS object catalog number: EDIS 42717.

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The archive at Edison National Historic Site includes approximately 48,000 disc and cylinder records produced by Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, between 1888 and 1929. Many of these, including unreleased and experimental recordings, have been at the Laboratory since Edison's lifetime. Some of the earliest examples of recorded sound in existence are preserved within this unique collection.

Author: National Park Service.
Keywords: sweet chariot; Negro Spiritual; Edison; The Southern Four.
Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Winter Snow Street Traffic VIDEO

38 seconds of winter street traffic. Broadway and 77th street, New York City. Snow, taxis and trucks seen and heard from above. January 3, 2008.

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Producer: Sookietex - Public Domain Audio Video
Keywords: Winter; Street Traffic; Snow; taxis; trucks; New York City

The Star Spangled Banner Instrumental

The lyrics come from a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779–January 11, 1843), the tune is a popular British drinking song, written by John Stafford Smith (March 30, 1750 – September 21, 1836) for the Anacreontic Society, a London social club. "The Anacreontic Song". Smith wrote the tune in the mid-1760s, while still a teenager. It was first published by Longman & Broderip in London in 1778/1779.

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"The Star Spangled Banner", was ordered played at military and naval occasions by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, but was not designated the national anthem by an Act of Congress until 1931.

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The National Anthem consists of four verses. On almost every occasion only the first verse is sung.

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out of of their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave'
From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Keywords: Star Spangled Banner; Instrumental; national anthem; U.S. Army Bands