They will then express the meaning of "The Star-Spangled Banner" national anthem in their own words and write their own poetry in relation to the flag or other historical event. This activity is ...

Many tuned in to watch a third party Presidential debate yet the National Anthem performed ... While it may not have been what Francis Scott Key envisioned, the crowd clapped and gave a standing ...

The following month, British forces attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. After twenty-five hours of bombarding the fort ...

"What I think is really cool is that Francis Scott Key, in the War of 1812, he wrote the national anthem, and after the bombs bursting, he saw that our flag was still there, and he looked down his ...

(AP) — A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott ... poem that became the national anthem of the United States. Key was a prominent ...

coming out of the Carl Lewis national anthem in the 1990s: 'Written by Francis Scott 'Off' Key.'" "This rendition of the Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Off-Key," another critic ...

The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the Smithsonian's ...

the words used in the official US national anthem were taken from a poem written by Francis Scott Key - a lawyer and slave owner - during an expedition to release a doctor from British troops in ...

was opened in 1977 in honour of Francis Scott Key, a 19th Century Maryland poet who wrote the words for the US national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. The bridge was 1.6 miles (2.6km ...