The Star-Spangled Banner (Third Verse) Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery. Click to open ... performing these two patriotic songs alongside pop star Demi Lovato and gospel singer ...

After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an ...

How did ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ become the national anthem? Key set his lyrics to the then popular tune of the “ Anacreontic Song ,” the song of an 18th-century gentlemen’s club in London.

On this day in 1931, it became the law of the land: The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United States of America. The selection of the song was not without controversy,… ...