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

The US national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, is one of the world’s most iconic anthems. But what are the words and history?

The basics Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of ...

Exhibit of the Star-Spangled Banner, acquired on loan in 1907, and exhibited in the middle of the west wall of the North Hall in the Arts and Industries Building.

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.

Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner brought the sounds of Vietnam to the crowd at Woodstock. But he wasn’t the only musician to reimagine the national anthem during a time of war.

It was an eventful start to the MLB All-Star Game festivities at Truist Park in Atlanta, beginning with the announcement of ...

How did ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ become the national anthem? Key set his lyrics to the then popular tune of the “ Anacreontic Song,” the song of an 18th-century gentlemen’s club in London.

In honor of the Fourth of July, we used AI to help create the reimagined lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner" if it was written today.

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Francis Scott Key's writing of America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." Key, a constitutional lawyer, famously penned the lyrics following the 12 ...