Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 ...

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, ...

The US national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, is one of the world’s most iconic anthems. But what are the words and history?

The basics 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 ...

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

In honor of the Fourth of July, we used AI to help create the reimagined lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner" if it was written today.

On This Day: The Star-Spangled Banner On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner. During the War of 1812, Key was on a British ship seeking to secure ...

Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner brought the sounds of Vietnam to the crowd at Woodstock. But he wasn’t the only musician to reimagine the national anthem during a time of war.

Our kids are far better off knowing this, too—that the “Star Spangled Banner” is not played before legislative sessions in Montgomery. Not a single note.

What hypocrisy? In 1814, when Francis Scott Key penned the stirring lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” slavery had been operating in this country for almost 200 years.

Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner brought the sounds of Vietnam to the crowd at Woodstock. But he wasn’t the only musician to reimagine the national anthem during a time of war.