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One hundred and fifty years ago this month, a Beacon Hill blueblood who dabbled in poetry gave the country a precious gift: the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Martial anthem, funeral dirge, Elvis selection, Grammy award winner and controversial sectarian h
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2012. There are 334 days left in the year. On Feb. 1, 1862, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic Monthly. On this date: In 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court con
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and found in the dimness an old stump of a pen [and] I scrawled the verses almost without looking at the paper.
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Original appearance of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, 1862 in The Atlantic Monthly Five dollars was all she was paid by the Atlantic Monthly Magazine for her poem, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, published FEBRUARY 1, 1862. The Union’s theme song duri
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2012. There are 334 days left in the year. On Feb. 1, 1862, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic Monthly. In 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened for the
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Feb. 1, 1862 "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic Monthly. 1790 The U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York. 1861 Texas voted to leave the Union at a Secession Convention in Austin
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Julia Ward Howe, has said that the singing of the John Brown song by the soldiers on that march, and the scenes of the day and evening inspired her to the composition of the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ We at least helped to swell the chorus.
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The Associated Press, None | Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2012. There are 334 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 1, 1862, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2012. There are 334 days left in the year.
About Julia Ward Howe
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Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Full Article
