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 Anthem. I reminded him to remove his hat and place it over his heart.

“And the British left! Key and Beanes were released!” I exclaimed to my son. “And that is why we sing the National Anthem. It ...

This Fourth of July, during a day of parades, baseball and barbecues, somewhere, close by, a marching band surely will be ...

Every once in a while, okay, maybe every few days, I can’t help getting on the internet and typing in the late, great Toby Keith’s Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.

After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an 18th-century English drinking song, captured the patriotic picture of the American ...

Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is a free biennial event that takes place in Baltimore in the fall. A week-long celebration is all about the Fs—“Fleet, Flights, and Festivals." It features ...

The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, which traces the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812, is so new that actual trail segments haven’t even been defined yet. Waterway segments add a ...

Vane Brothers is hailing the newest addition to its fleet: the Fort McHenry, a state-of-the-art, 3,000-horsepower tugboat named in honor of the historic landmark that can be seen from the company ...

BALTIMORE — Fort McHenry stood undaunted during the War of 1812, as the British were unable to get through its defenses. The strength and valor of the military that day moved Francis Scott Key to ...

The British, after torching government buildings in Washington, sailed up the Chesapeake Bay with plans to bombard Fort McHenry, at the entrance to the harbor in Baltimore, and capture the city.