[!o-canada.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/o-canada.jpg) [!ocanada.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ocanada.jpg)[!o-canada-national-anthem.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/o-canada-national-anthem.jpg) Written in 1880, became the official anthem in 1980. [Go here to learn about the whole fascinating story.](http://www.pch.gc.ca/PROGS/CPSC-CCSP/sc-cs/anthem_e.cfm)