how did the star spangled banner became our national anthem
The Official National Anthem. In 1931, due largely to the efforts of Mrs. Reuben Ross Holloway, president of the Maryland State Society, United States Daughters of 1812, and Congressman J. Charles Linthicum of Baltimore, Congress made âThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ the official national anthem of the United States.y the 1890s, the military had adopted the song for ceremonial purposes, requiring it to be played at the raising and lowering of the colors. Despite its widespread popularity, âThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ did not become the National Anthem until 1931.