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 ... in which a statue of Francis Scott Key, the Maryland lawyer who wrote the ...

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World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, the military band began playing the national anthem. People ...

On March 3, 2025, we take a moment to reflect on significant events that have occurred on this date throughout history.Let's ...

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

On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States. The tune was once a pub song, now it is performed at most sporting ...

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

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...