- Her 1959 hit record of "Till There Was You" (Pop #30), was the first successful recording of a Pop standard from the 1957 Broadway show "The Music Man'. The Beatles would later include this song in their act. Other hits include "Paper Roses" and "In My Little Corner Of The World" , both were Top 10 hits in 1960.
- On March 22, 2019, Oklahoma governor John Kevin Stitt issued a citation declaring March 25, 2019(her 79th birthday) to be "Anita Bryant Day". The move was publicly condemned by gay activists and the press due to Bryant's past activities as an anti-gay campaigner.
- Inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 1988.
- From 1968 to 1980, she appeared in 76 television commercials as a spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission.
- In the U.S. presidential election year of 1968, Bryant sang the National Anthem at both the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
- From 1960 to 1967, Bryant served as a commercial spokeswoman for the Coca-Cola soft drink company. Her nickname was "The Coca-Cola Girl.".
- For each Christmas from 1960 to 1966, Bryant served as a member of Bob Hope's touring troupe of entertainers for the United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) visiting and appearing in shows for servicemen at many U.S. military bases in different parts of the world, including 3 in Vietnam in 1964, 1965 and 1966.
- Singer, entertainer and right-wing activist.
- She sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic for the funeral burial service of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States of America.
- Recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in 1986.
- The Oklahoma City Freedoms Foundation Chapter honored Bryant with a merit citation for her years of supporting American troops. (November 2010)
- Along with Joey Heatherton and Loni Anderson, Bryant sang "Thanks For The Memory" with new lyrics written by Kathryn Stone at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, California for a memorial service honoring the memory of Bob Hope. [August, 2003].
- Good Housekeeping magazine named her the most admired woman in America in 1978, 1979 and 1980.
- Former Miss Oklahoma and Miss America runner-up 1958.
- By 1978, following her highly publicized anti-gay campaigning, gay activists in the country had ensured a boycott on Florida Citrus Commission due to their use of Bryant as their spokesman. The ban was supported by many celebrities, including Barbra Streisand , Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Bea Arthur, Paul Williams, John Waters, Carroll O'Connor, Mary Tyler Moore, and Jane Fonda. .
- Bryant sang the National Anthem at the gubernatorial inaugural ball held at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in honor of Mary Fallin. (January 2011)
- Recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Leadership Gold Medallion.
- Recipient of the Orange Cluster Award from the Florida Citrus Commission in 1971.
- Recipient of the United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO)'s Silver Medallion Award by the National Guard for the most outstanding service by an entertainer.
- Two of her most successful songs in the 1960s, "Paper Roses" and "In My Little Corner of the World", were both later recorded by Marie Osmond in the 1970s and were huge hits for her as well.
- Recipient of the Freedom Leadership Medal awarded by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge.
- Bryant gave the introduction for Governor Mary Fallin to speak at the Good News Festival hosted by Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (August 2015)
- In 2021, Bryant's granddaughter, Sarah Green, came out publicly by announcing her pending marriage to a woman, although she was having difficulty deciding whether she should invite her grandmother to the ceremony.
- Recipient of the Al Jolson Gold Medal Award and Citation.
- Two songs she recorded, "The Wedding" and the "Hawaiian Wedding Song" were both later hits for British recording artist Julie Rogers.
- Born at 3:10pm-CST
- Bryant recorded the "Hawaiian Wedding Song" by Charles E. King, Al Hoffman and Dick Manning for her "In My Little Corner of the World" album released in January, 1961. Later that same year, Elvis Presley performed the very same song in his film Blue Hawaii (1961) which was released in November, 1961.
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