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 expression ... the Maryland lawyer who wrote the words to the song during the ...

Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner." In 1940, the chapel at Buckingham Palace was destroyed in ...

Singer Loomis performed “The Star Spangled Banner” at the Free & Equal Elections Foundation ... "I swear I'm not that bad," ...

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 ...

Re “Remove ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ as national anthem ... So I guess anything they wrote should be removed. So let’s get rid of the Constitution. The poem is a form of art and should ...

But it may come as a surprise to some that the tune of The Star-Spangled Banner was written this side of the pond and has deep connections to Gloucester. John Stafford Smith originally wrote the ...

Andress's erratic performance of The Star-Spangled Banner was widely shared after Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, in Texas, on Monday. "I was drunk last night," wrote Andress, who has ...