On Irving Berlin's 80th birthday, ... The song, of course, was "God Bless America," and he was surrounded by a chorus of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The reception was underwhelming.

Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” ...

DONALD Trump raised eyebrows when he appeared to forget the words to the iconic God Bless America.Let’s take a look at the song.What are the lyrics ...

Who walks away from $10 million? Irving Berlin, the Russian-born composer of “God Bless America,” did, says Bob Greene ...

It was while writing songs for that show that he wrote the first version of “God Bless America.” Perhaps sensing this song was meant for other purposes, and elected to not use it in the show.

Irving Berlin was born on this day in history, May 11, 1888. The composer would go on to write 800 songs, many of them American classics, after starting his career as a boy singing in the streets.

Irving Berlin arrived in New York at age 5 as Israel Baline, the son of a cantor fleeing persecution of the Jews of Russia. During World War I, Berlin wrote “God Bless America.” ...

I can recite most words of Birkat Hamazon, a Hebrew blessing can take up to eight minutes to complete, but I can’t sing a single verse of “God Bless America.” Neither can President Donald ...

Was the unofficial national anthem of the United States lifted from a couple different sources? Consider the following: In 1906 a trio of Irish songwriters scored a minor vaudeville hit with the ...

But Berlin held back one song he'd written for “Yip Yip Yaphank.” After thinking about it, he decided that “God Bless America” should not be included in that high-energy review; and he set ...