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Historical Origins of the National Anthem in American Sports

The practice of performing the national anthem before U.S. sporting events is historically linked to the 1918 World Series and wartime sentiment.

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The practice of performing the national anthem before U.S. sporting events is historically linked to the 1918 World Series and wartime sentiment.

Why do Americans sing the national anthem before sporting events? The tradition traces back to war, baseball and a memorable moment at the 1918 World Series.

MLive Sports reported the story as "Why does every game seem to start with the national anthem?."

9 sources have covered this story, including MLive Sports, MassLive Sports, PennLive Sports and AL.com Sports and 5 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 6 hours ago.

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MLive Sports reported it first, Nov 8, 5:00 AM ET. All 9 outlets carried it within the same minute, all in the center.All in the United States.

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  1. FirstMLive SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
  2. +0mMassLive SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
  3. +0mPennLive SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
  4. +0mAL.com SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
  5. +0mNJ.com SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
  6. +0mSyracuse.com SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
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  1. +0mCleveland.com SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
  2. +0mLehighValleyLive SportsNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter
  3. +0mThe Oregonian / OregonLiveNov 8, 5:00 AM ETCenter

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