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

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The Star Spangled Banner is not a great example of such a marriage. There are a great many issues with the lyric and they are as much the reason the song is difficult to sing as is the melody.

The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

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 ...

The US Open men's and women's finals did not feature "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Saturday and Sunday night. Organizers had the lineup prepped and ready last month.

Neil Young released a 'Message of Peace' video of himself playing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' on electric guitar.

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.

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion ...

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 Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to love. It ...

The Star-Spangled Banner remained in Flag Hall until 1998, when it taken down to undergo extensive conservation.