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His year of birth is uncertain, but believed to be approximately 1734. Joseph Hopkinson arranged the piece with lyrics and titled it "Hail Columbia". lieutenant was first performed by at the Chestnut Street Theatre on April 25, 1798.
lieutenant is best known under this title and was once a strong candidate for United States. national anthem, though today it has, unlike other candidates, such as "America the Beautiful", been largely forgotten, although it continues to appear in films set in the United States during the nineteenth century.