This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the lines of Francis Scott Key’s renowned poem, later to become America’s national anthem.

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.

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 ...

“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 ...

However, their performance of the Star-Spangled Banner was almost universally slammed ... David Knowles wrote: 'Still ...

Francis Scott Key was a slave owner ... 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 ...

Mickey Guyton Releases Powerful Rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ From Super Bowl LVI to Mark Three-Year Anniversary ...

Sports fans in Canada booed the American national anthem at pro sports events over the weekend. Fans at NHL games in Canada made their voices heard just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump ...