Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the lines of Francis Scott ...

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through ... a granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, whose famous song, "The Star-Spangled Banner," bids fair to become the ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” was composed by Francis Scott Key, a Maryland attorney ... was backed by a military band that controlled the music. Nonetheless, she managed to evoke a distinct ...

Then he started to play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many guitar heroes have ... Nugent’s interpretation—he’d dip into the minor key for embellishments—but when he got to the rockets ...

A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key ... set to the music of a British song and became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner.” ...

Re “Remove ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ as national anthem ... is the basis for the Anthem is “racist”. Francis Scott Key was a slave owner, therefore we should not honor his poem.