The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...

Colin Kaepernick's kneeling during the playing of the national anthem and similar demonstrations against racial injustice by NFL players continue to incur an onslaught of hatred. Many people ...

the bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there “The Star-Spangled Banner” reflected the victory of the time. But, if the lyrics were written in 2023 or ...

The following is the complete oral history of Francis Scott Key’s “The Star Spangled Banner.” Certain quotes and other elements have been fictionalized slightly for entertainment value.

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 ...

He immediately began penning the first verse to the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Key set his lyrics to the then popular tune of the “Anacreontic Song,” the song of an 18th-century gentlemen’s ...

By Rania Aniftos Super Bowl LVIII is officially underway, and Reba McEntire helped kick things off on Sunday (Feb. 11) with a heartfelt performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the San ...

What hypocrisy? In 1814, when Francis Scott Key penned the stirring lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” slavery had been operating in this country for almost 200 years. Key had to have known ...

“The Star Spangled Banner”, a song sung proudly at every Super Bowl, actually originally came from England. The melody to which Francis Scott Key set the lyrics was derived from “To Anacreon ...