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.

On Sept. 13, 1814, during a British attack on Fort McHenry, Md., Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled ...

Students at the Seacoast Classical Academy learned Friday about the history of America’s national anthem, The Star-Spangled ...

Was it disrespectful or an act of courage when several NFL players took a knee while the national anthem was performed? It’s the latter. Why? Because their silent and powerfully visible act drew ...

The rousing Star-Spangled Banner is arguably the US's best known ... would fit perfectly to the tune of a popular English ditty written in 1775 by the composer John Stafford Smith.

Written by Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was adopted as the U.S. national anthem in 1931. Since the first Super Bowl was held in 1967, the national performance slot has grown ...

ESPN's College GameDay made the trip down to Columbia for this highly-anticipated matchup. The crew moved into Williams-Brice ...

their performance of the Star-Spangled Banner was almost universally slammed, even by fans of the band formerly known as 'The Dixie Chicks' before dropping the d-word in 2020. David Knowles wrote ...

“Was this the big surprise of the night? The washed up Dixie Chicks? LOL,” another X user wrote, referring to the rumor that Beyonce would appear in Chicago for a surprise performanc ...

This season he’s emerged as every bit as compelling and intriguing an on-screen presence as Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel, thanks both to Charlie Vickers’s restrained yet still somehow howlingly ...

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.

Country music band the Chicks were ripped for their “awful” rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the ... LOL,” another X user wrote, referring to the rumor that Beyonce would ...