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” wasn’t actually adopted as the official anthem of the United States until 1931, though it was already popular and had already been used by several American ...

‘Goosebumps’ as young boy plays Star-Spangled Banner on his trumpet at San Diego protest 16 June 2025, 15:33 A boy plays the trumpet at a No Kings protest in San Diego. Picture: TikTok / ...

The Star Spangled Banner will be played a bit louder and prouder than normal on any event happening over this weekend.

Kristin Chenoweth defended her high-energy rendition of the National Anthem ahead of the NBA Championship game on Sunday, June 22 "I always take singing that song very seriously, because of the ...

The translated national anthem, "El Pendón Estrellado," was commissioned by the U.S. State Department in 1945. Clotilde Arias, a Peruvian immigrant, composed it.

The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.

A sold-out soccer game in San Diego becomes a metaphor for American unity when the crowd's collective singing of the national anthem reveals how differences create beauty together.

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Baltimore-based artist Dan Deacon performed an electronic, autotuned national anthem that seemingly divided fans before the ...

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 ...