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

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.

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 ...

Enjoy Musician 1st Class Amy Broadbent's beautiful singing of The Star-Spangled Banner. The Star-Spangled Banner symbolizes ...

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

State Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa, has pre-filed a bill proposing a constitutional amendment that would require Alabama ...

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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 ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers enter Tuesday night in with a dominant 3-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the World Series. But ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression ... in which a statue of Francis Scott Key, the Maryland lawyer who ...