"Hail, Columbia" used to be the de-facto national anthem for the United States, but today almost no American has heard of this song. What led to its downfall?

by TheLordHighExecu

What really strikes me is that many other patriotic songs still remain the popular imagination, such as "America the Beautiful" or "Stars and Stripes Forever." Why not "Hail, Columbia"?

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