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Message: [QUOTE="CuseFaninVT, post: 3453405, member: 2002"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.history.com/news/why-the-star-spangled-banner-is-played-at-sporting-events[/URL] My favorite part of this article. [I]The anthem’s adoption also gave way to a new American pastime, almost as beloved as sports itself: complaining about people’s behavior during the national anthem. By 1954, Baltimore Orioles general manager Arthur Ehlers was already bemoaning fans he thought disrespected the anthem by talking and laughing during the song. Ehlers briefly stopped playing the anthem altogether, before relenting to pressure and reinstating it a month later. [/I] [/QUOTE]