The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...

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 ...

The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is celebrating another birthday. It was 190 years ago this week -- during the Battle of Baltimore -- that Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics that later became the U.S ...

April 27, 2006 — -- "The Star Spangled Banner" has provided the soundtrack ... Now there is a new version with changes to the time-honored lyrics. A group of Spanish music stars has presented ...

Most elementary school classes note that the music for “The Star-Spangled Banner” came from a British ... Who thinks about unity during a Civil War? New lyrics were added to reflect that ...

‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ – but it holds a meaningful place in the hearts of many Americans. The song’s music and lyrics were conceived in the 19th century, by two people who never met: Katharine Lee ...