TIL until the 1980’s, US television stations would sign off at the end of the broadcasting day, and before they cut to static for the rest of the night, they would often play short clips of American landmarks and US military imagery in a patriotic montage accompanied by the star spangled banner.

https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/4320/old-tv-station-sign-offs-nation…
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