Discover the history and lyrics to the well-known anthem below. Read more: The world’s greatest national anthems Who composed the US national anthem? The music was written by British composer and ...

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Is it the lyrics, the music, the writer? We’ve heard Francis Scott Key’s “Star Spangled Banner” millions of times – opening at sports events, at patriotic celebrations, and more.

The Maryland Historical Society has loaned Key’s original manuscript of the “Star-Spangled Banner” lyrics to the Smithsonian, where it has joined, for the first time, the flag Key saw at ...

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 ...

Mangled lyrics and cracked voices aside, "The Star-Spangled Banner” -- written in Baltimore Sept. 14, 1814, as poem “Defense of Fort M'Henry,” by lawyer Francis Scott Key -- has been the ...

THE US National anthem has been performed by some of the most famous singers on the planet – from Super Bowls to Las Vegas superfights. The Star-Spangled Banner is known the world over but do… ...

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.