Fortunately for posterity, he did not call it Mrs. Pickersgill's flag, but referred to a "star-spangled banner." Key wrote quickly that night—in part because he already had a tune in his head, a ...

GETTYSBURG Pa. - The author of the "The Star-Spangled Banner," which will ring out at thousands of baseball games and parades across the United States this Independence Day weekend, may have been tone ...

Fox News media analyst Howard Kurtz slammed Tuesday’s Los Angeles Times article calling for the Star-Spangled Banner to be replaced with Bill Withers’ Lean On Me, Wednesday calling it “absurd” and ...

Sept. 13 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1814, during a British attack on Fort McHenry, Md., Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner." In 1940, the chapel at Buckingham ...

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 ...

Key wrote no less than four verses for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” though Mitchell said he’s never had one of his choirs sing more than the familiar first one. “I don’t know if I’ve ever heard it all ...

“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 ...

Q. What is the history of the U.S. national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner"? A. The poem that later became the U.S. national anthem was written about the famous Battle of Baltimore during the ...

The national anthem performed by Nezza on Sunday at Dodger Stadium dates back to the 1940s when the U.S. government was looking for a Spanish-language version that communicated the values and ...