Ask students to view the following group of three videos to hear Mark Clague talk about the meaning of the four verses, terms found within The Star-Spangled Banner, and song writing in early ...

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.

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 ...

As Americans, we are united in knowing lots of things about “The Star Spangled Banner.” It appears that ... we tend to forget that the verse we sing ends in a question mark, not a period.

This reflected how “The Star-Spangled Banner ... and a second “Standardized Version” issued by the then U.S. Bureau of Education for use in schools — did eliminate the third verse ...

The Star Spangled Banner had its beginnings in September ... On some occasions, the fourth verse gets tacked on. The second ...

Those that stayed were witness to one of the most iconic performances at the Music and Art Festival: his “Star-Spangled Banner ... the composer before his second performance.