“The heavens aglow were a seething sea of flame,” he later wrote to his friend ... Although Francis Scott key was a prolific writer, the only one of his poems to stand the test of time was ...

Since then, the 125-year-old poem has been performed at many major ... making "The Star-Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, the national anthem. When people get upset about the U.S ...

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.

It has 15 stars and 15 stripes. Because of this flag, Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner in 1814. Next we're talking about Old Glory with 48 stars representing the 48 states now a ...

It was here, during a British bombardment in 1814, that Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that became “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The flag that Key saw waving above the rampart now hangs in the ...

In September 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces launched a relentless bombardment of Fort McHenry in ...

Captivated by the bombs bursting, and rockets flying through the air, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem which would inspire the words of ‘The Star Spangled Banner’, describing the stars and stripes of ...

Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, signed it ... a Ronald Reagan appointee, wrote. “But in this case, it is not hard at all.” The Administration seemed determined to force a ...