The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

In the summer of 1969, as the Vietnam War raged, Jimi Hendrix stepped onto the Woodstock  stage and bent the US national ...

Susan Biddle / The Washington Post / Getty Images The Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the lyrics to our national anthem in 1814—its appearance above Fort ...

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual Patriotic Pops concert continues to be a Memorial Day weekend highlight, offering ...

♦ The Star-Spangled Banner was written about a battle during the War of 1812. The lyrics come from Francis Scott Key's poem, Defence of Fort M'Henry. ♦ The Star-Spangled Banner didn't ...

The famous Star-Spangled Banner—today one of the greatest treasures ... but “to end the war on a high note certainly pumped up American pride,” particularly since “most counted simple ...

With Memorial Day this week, I felt it appropriate to write something patriotic in honor of those who gave their last full measure of devotion to our nation.

What sank it? According to Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger, it came down to The Star-Spangled Banner. What new laws will impact Alabama schools? See cellphone, diploma, safety changes ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, the Star Spangled Salute honors Memorial Day.  It is believed the origins of ...