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

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Its home is the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, but the original manuscript of the Star-Spangled Banner is about to leave town for a little while. Ron Matz has more on ...

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.

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter ... 14, 1814, Key was inspired by the sight of the American flag victoriously waving above the ...

The original handwritten manuscript of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner” lyrics, written by Francis Scott Key, is back home at the Maryland Historical Society, after being displayed at the ...

I have often thought we Americans love our flag because it represents a country that, with all its flaws, we hold dear because there is so much good about it. But the flag itself has never brought … ...

University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor Mark Clague talked about the meaning of the four verses in The Star-Spangled Banner. ... The Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics. 1,277 Views ...

American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

“The Star-Spangled Banner”:Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, … ...

The flag is housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

The Star-Spangled Banner flag is on display at the National Museum of American History. ... This post was originally published on the National Museum of American History's blog on June 2, 2014.

Although this flag has been around for over 200 years, there is more to the story than most people know. 1. The Star-Spangled Banner has a sibling, and we have no idea where it is.