The national anthem performed by Nezza on Sunday at Dodger Stadium dates back to the 1940s. Here's what to know about El ...

Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit of survival, symbolizing the nation's push for ...

The Star-Spangled Banner arrived at the Smithsonian Institution in 1907. National Museum of American History The flag’s history starts not with Key, but rather a year earlier, with Major George ...

PHOTOS: Named for Star Spangled Banner author, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was part of Baltimore's identity Designed as an outer crossing of the Baltimore Harbor, the 1.6-mile (2.57-kilometer ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" turns 200 years old Sunday. Did you know that the key to understanding its familiar notes and rhythms passes through Salem? When the sun rose Sept. 14, 1814, Francis ...

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.

in reference to the words and music of "The Star-Spangled Banner." The martial and glorious melody can be sung, by children as well as adults, if it is played in the key of B flat -- and it can be ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

named after the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and part of the very fabric of Baltimore. Built near the spot where Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment of a fort that inspired ...