True.<em> In 1977, a recording of "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry was included in a gold disc sent to space with the Voyager mission. The idea was that maybe one day alien life would find this record and learn something about us.
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NASA has launched two spacecraft to explore Jupiter, Saturn and beyond. And to represent the diversity of life on Earth each one carried a 12-inch gold-plated record that contained chosen musics, sounds and images. The late cosmologist Carl Sagan chaired a committee that selected 90 minutes of music from around the world.
The writing of the
"Star-Spangled Banner" was inspired by the night-long bombardment of
Fort McHenry by British ships.
To add, The Star
Spangled Banner is the <span>national anthem of the United States written by Francis Scott
Key; inspired by the battle of Fort McHenry.</span>
