“The Star-Spangled Banner” was composed by Francis Scott Key, a Maryland attorney, slaveholder and poet, who was inspired by watching soldiers raise the flag over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry ...

The band will still have opportunities to play, once at Fort McHenry, where Francis Scott Key wrote the words of the Star-Spangled Banner. They will also play at the steps of the Capitol after the ...

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in ... That event inspired him to write the lyrics of the poem “Defense of Fort McHenry,” which was later renamed “The Star-Spangled Banner,” according to ...

A reader now writes, Dear Jay ... speeches in Shakespeare; “The Star-Spangled Banner,” by Francis Scott Key (all four stanzas); “a raft of Irish verses,” as he says.

There are 18 National Parks in Maryland as well as an additional 10 affiliated sites that partner with the National Park ...

And don’t forget: the nation’s anthem, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ by Francis Scott Key was born of the War ... wore on,” one Marine veteran wrote to Military.com.

Explore the historic Maryland landmarks that shaped America's history; the rich heritage and significant contributions of ...

Here are a few details I learned reading the book: F. Scott Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, who wrote the text for “The Star-Spangled Banner” It turns out Fitzgerald was a distant cousin ...

Canadian NHL fans booed the Star Spangled Banner at an Ottawa Senators game ... and Americans overwhelmingly voted in favor of it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.