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 ...

Amid the ongoing protests across the country over the weekend and continued frustrations in Los Angeles over US Immigration ...

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 ...

But there’s a not-so-subtle irony about playing “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of games involving Canadian and American teams. The lyrics are from Francis Scott Key’s poem about the ...

So my goal, according to me, is that I am going to go out there, and I’m going to use the professional background ... about playing “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of games involving Canadian and ...

♦ 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 ... Even then, critics protested that the lyrics, lengthy and ornate, were too unfamiliar to much of the public.

Several are holding beverages and donning face paint, while one woman wearing Minnie Mouse ears stands in the front and belts out “The Star-Spangled Banner" at the top of ... someone can be heard ...

The 30-year-old artist chose to sing a translated version amid immigration raids, despite being told to sing the anthem in ...