Like most national anthems, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is sung at the beginning of sporting events, orchestral concerts and other public gatherings. But thanks to a few spectacular viral performances ...

Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 ...

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.

En route to a Democratic fundraiser, President Obama toured Fort McHenry Friday afternoon and viewed a copy of the original "Star-Spangled Banner" manuscript penned 200 years ago by Francis Scott Key.

The original handwritten manuscript of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner” lyrics, written by Francis Scott Key, is back home at the Maryland Historical Society, after being displayed at the ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner”:Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, … ...

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The original manuscript for the U.S. National Anthem was on display for one day only from the Maryland Historical Society in downtown Baltimore. The 206-year-old ...

Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812. He was a white supremacist like many others, and felt that blacks were morally and psychologically inferior and that ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem of the United States. 1923. Henry Luce and Britain hadn't begin Publishing Time, America's first major weekly news magazine.

Although “The Star-Spangled Banner” and all of its verses were immediately famous, Key’s overt racism prevented it from becoming the national anthem while he was alive, Morley wrote.

The song’s name came about due to a brave music printer who took the liberty of changing the title to “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The rest, of course, is history. And the rocket’s red glare ...