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

When we became allies with them in WWII, the verse drops out of use in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand There is some contention over the word usage here.

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto - "In God is our trust," And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the ...

quicklist: 2category: title: Steven Tylerurl: text: The Aerosmith singer caused a stir at this year's Super Bowl when he screeched out the lyrics to "The Star Spangled Banner" with ear-splitting ...

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.

When we became allies with them in WWII, the verse drops out of use in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand There is some contention over the word usage here.

quicklist: 1title: Lyrics Come From a Poemtext: "The Star Spangled Banner" was written in Baltimore on Sept. 14, 1814 as "Defense of Fort McHenry" by lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key.

The Star-Spangled Banner has a sibling, and we have no idea where it is. In 1813, Mary Pickersgill, a Baltimore flagmaker, was commissioned to make two flags for Fort McHenry.