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Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Francis Scott Key's writing of America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." Key, a constitutional lawyer, famously penned the lyrics following the 12 ...
Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 ...
Today the Baltimore Orioles played a home game against the New York Mets. For the “Star Spangled Banner,” Dan Deacon used his electronic flair to make his performance unique.
Using a vocoder and heavily-layered harmonies, Deacon provided a strangely haunting rendition of the National Anthem.
"I say let’s get rid of the racist-written, purloined, unsingable war-song-question and replace it with the lovely hymn about beauty and brotherhood," Mark Bradley writes.
Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter era has sparked both career highs and endless discourse. Here's how the album and tour landed on the ...
Many of you may be getting ready to head out the door to enjoy the Fourth of July, or maybe you're heading to a cookout, then catching some fireworks.
For more than a century, “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been played or sung before sporting events across the nation. And while numerous singers both acclaimed and unknown have taken on this heralded ...
It was surreal in many ways. The Buffalo Bills were making their first-ever Super Bowl appearance on the famed game's silver anniversary with the United States of America on the brink of war.
The Star-Spangled Banner, as it was known by then, became the national anthem in 1931, when a congressional bill was signed by President Herbert Hoover. For the full story behind the anthem’s raucous ...
It's a star-spangled kind of day, when the United States takes a breather to celebrate the events of nearly 250 years ago that gave us this holiday in the first place. Parades and fireworks are ...
I took my young son to a ballgame.After buying way more snacks than we needed, we found our seats just in time for the national… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign ...