now a National Historic Landmark known as the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House. "Ships were coming and going from around the world. All of them needed flags—company flags, signal flags ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem ... of the Battle of Baltimore from aboard a British war ship, where he was being held as a strategic prisoner.

Long before pop culture’s fascination with celebrity-inspired patriotism, before Whitney Houston made the national anthem a Billboard-ranking vocal marvel ... Star-Spangled Banner that inspired ...

The bridge that collapsed into a Maryland river after a ship strike Tuesday was iconic — erected almost five decades ago, named after the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and part of ...

Through heavy rain, the ships showered the fort with over 1500 ... Baltimore flagmaker Mary Pickersgill delivered. Original Star Spangled Banner, on display at Museum of American History ...