When Whitney Houston’s National Anthem Performance at the 1991 Super Bowl: A Unifying Moment During the Gulf War

January 27, 1991, a Super Bowl packed with tension as the nation watched the early hours of the Gulf War unfold. The game was supposed to be entertainment, but Whitney Houston’s slowed, orchestral ...

The Best and Worst Performances of the National Anthem Ever

The Star-Spangled Banner' became the country's official national anthem 95 years ago on March 3, and some of the ...
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Why Whitney Houston's 1991 Super Bowl National Anthem Performance Created Controversy: 'The Whole Country Was in an Uproar'

Whitney Houston had no regrets about how she handled performing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV. On Jan. 27, 1991, the Grammy-winning singer, then 27, took to the field to perform the ...
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The Story Behind Whitney Houston’s Iconic 1991 Super Bowl Look — and Coco Jones’ Beautiful Tribute 35 Years Later

Coco Jones delivered a soul-stirring rendition of the Black National Anthem at the Super Bowl in a look that paid tribute to Whitney Houston’s 1991 performance. Now that Super Bowl LX is in the books, ...
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‘O say can you see': Fun facts about the national anthem at the Super Bowl

The most watched rendition of the national anthem is performed each year at the Super Bowl, with 80,000 people in attendance and over 100 million more viewing and listening from afar. It's the ...