On Sept. 13, 1814, during a British attack on Fort McHenry, Md., Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled ...

On September 13th, 1814, lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key was negotiating the release of American prisoners aboard a British ship when he became a prisoner, himself. Held through the night, he ...

I am speaking, of course, of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” the American national anthem. Francis Scott Key wrote it on ...

Music history professor Mark Clague describes the national anthem as a song of victory, relief, hope, and pride for the country. Team USA brought home 126 medals—including 40 gold, 44 silver and 42 ...

For 15 years, Shannon McLucas has had something close to the teaching job she once imagined — except her classroom is a ...

On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed the bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States. The anthem’s lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key, ...

Removed from exhibit in 1998 for a conservation project that cost about $7 million, the Star-Spangled Banner, as it had become known, returns to center stage this month with the reopening of the ...

Fort McHenry in Baltimore, the birthplace of "The Star-Spangled Banner," remains a source of inspiration for visitors and artists as America celebrates its 250th anniversary. There's a rich history at ...

212 years ago Francis Scott Key found himself in the precarious position of witnessing the Battle of Baltimore ...