On March 3, 1931, The Star Spangled Banner, a poem written by Frederick County native Francis Scott Key as "The Defence of Ft. McHenry," which had been set to the music of a popular English drinking song, was approved by Congress as the National Anthem of The United States of America. On March 3, 1942, a 65-foot arch of the old (1808) stone Jug Bridge over The Monocacy River east of Frederick collapsed into the river. The bridge was abandoned and later (April 13) demolished. On March 3, 1952, "Cabbage" Burras (Charles Markell Burras), a former city policeman in Frederick who once halted President Harry Truman's motorcade at The Square Corner when the driver of the limousine failed to obey his signal to stop, died. On March 3, 1978, Dr. John J. Dillon, 20th president of Mount St. Mary's College (now University) in Emmitsburg, died at Annie Warner Hospital in Gettysburg, PA, at age 62. On March 3, 2005, The Frederick Board of County Commissioners announced the acquisition from Farmers & Mechanics Bank of the "Fredericktown Bank Building" located at 30 North Market Street in downtown Frederick. The purchase price was $4.02 million. After renovation, the building now houses the county's Permitting & Development Review Division. The move into this new facility was made on February 17, 2007. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]