The last game of the wild-card weekend brings the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans for an ultimate showdown. The ...

At Acrisure Stadium today, the Houston Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers will face off for a place in the NFL playoffs’ ...

The United States national anthem is, within the singing community, considered one of the hardest songs to perform. Some celebrities have certifiably slayed their live renditions of the tune, while ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to love. It has been ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit ...

The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation, 1914, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History In 1878, New York stockbroker Eben Appleton inherited the Star-Spangled Banner, the very flag that ...

The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Key was anchored when he famously penned the national anthem as Fort McHenry was being bombarded in 1814. Baltimore is preparing to welcome two million ...

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion of the ...