It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

Removed from exhibit in 1998 for a conservation project that cost about $7 million, the Star-Spangled Banner, as it had ... memorabilia when Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette visited ...

We are privileged to display the Star-Spangled Banner. During the War of 1812, this famous flag survived bombardment and inspired the words that became our national anthem. Now, in full view of ...

Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a poem about a battle that was significant in the American History, the War of 1812. The words describe a battle. With a ...

The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a 560- mile-long land and water route which connects historic sites throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The trail follows ...

This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the lines ... 13, 1814, two years since the onset of the War of 1812, a fleet of British Royal ...

What does it matter that some critics say the words of Francis Scott Key’s war poem were set to music of a barroom tune?“The Star-Spangled Banner” today is the national anthem of the United ...

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.

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression ... words to the song during the War of 1812, was defaced with red ...