‘God Bless America’: 100 Years of an Immigrant’s Anthem
Irving Berlin, whose patriotism was fueled by coming to the United States as a refugee when he was a child, wrote the song in the summer of 1918.
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Irving Berlin, whose patriotism was fueled by coming to the United States as a refugee when he was a child, wrote the song in the summer of 1918.
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