"The Star-Spangled Banner" became our National Anthem on March 3, 1931. Here's a closer look at Francis Scott Key's masterpiece.

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 1812.

The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United States of America. The selection of the song was not without controversy, some of which continues to this day. Objections to it ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem ... The Associated Press The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The song became recognized for official use by ...

13, 1814. After 25 hours marked by “rockets ... executive director at Baltimore’s Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, where the original flag was sewn. On the other hand, if it weren’t ...

The Star Spangled Banner is part of a poem about a battle ... of shells and rockets on Fort McHenry for 25 hours in September 1814. Francis Scott Key was in Baltimore Harbor aboard a ship, guarded ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression of racial hostility toward African Americans and should be either ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...