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 ...

Tunes like “Hail, Columbia,” “America the Beautiful,” and “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” were also popular, and also used for official occasions. Still, The Star Spangled Banner grew in ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression of racial hostility toward African Americans and should be either ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem of the United States. 1923. Henry Luce and Britain hadn't begin Publishing Time ... Associated Press The lyrics were written ...