Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

Social media ripped the New York Yankees' national anthem singer in their season opener against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Betsy Wolfe was tapped to sing the national anthem before the New York Yankees' opening-day game but a quirk in her ...

Broadway actress Betsy Wolfe doesn't deserve all the criticism for holding her phone while performing the Star-Spangled ...

Prior to Opening Day between the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees, the crowd in the Bronx stood up for Betsy Wolfe's ...

The New York Yankees’ opening-day game got an “embarrassing” start with a Broadway actress ivering her rendition of the ...

Betsy Wolfe drew heavy criticism online after some fans noticed that she was reading the lyrics from her phone as she was ...

While Thursday’s Opening Day was memorable for most New York Yankees fans because of the team’s 4-2 win over the Milwaukee ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem ... The Associated Press The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The song became recognized for official use by ...

A senate committee approved a bill seeking to require public schools to broadcast the national anthem at least once a week ...

There were a smattering of boos for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” although it was more tame than during the national anthem at ...