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

“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 ...

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

Upholding Tennessee’s law banning hormone therapies and other treatments for trans youth alone relied on legal gymnastics and revived a long-discredited opinion from the 1970s.

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, writes Barrymore Laurence Scherer for The Wall Street Journal.

Festivities for Star Spangled Bonita include music by “The Ben Allen Band.” The show will close with a 50-minute drone, fireworks and laser light. Admission is free. Food and beverages will be ...

Broadway legend and lifelong OKC fan Kristin Chenoweth lit up the arena ahead of Game 7, and the crowd’s reaction said it all.

It was surreal in many ways. The Buffalo Bills were making their first-ever Super Bowl appearance on the famed game's silver anniversary with the United States of America on the brink of war.

Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit of survival, symbolizing the nation's push ...

Kristin Chenoweth’s unique spin on the national anthem proved divisive ahead of Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Chenoweth, 56, performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Oklahoma City Thunder ...

When Collectors Cut Off Pieces of the Star-Spangled Banner As Keepsakes For years patriots clamored for swatches of the enormous flag that raised spirits at “dawn’s early light” ...