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Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 ...
Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter ... Tavern in the Strand” according to an 18th-century copy of the sheet music, would have ...
The famous Star-Spangled Banner—today one of the greatest treasures of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History—may not have been raised until first light on September 14.
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 ...
Upholding Tennessee’s law banning hormone therapies and other treatments for trans youth alone relied on legal gymnastics and revived a long-discredited opinion from the 1970s.
Baltimore-based artist Dan Deacon performed an electronic, autotuned national anthem that seemingly divided fans before the Orioles swept the Mets in a double-header Thursday.
Austin’s Fourth of July celebration kicks off Thursday night with the Star-Spangled Fest, featuring concerts, food, fireworks and fun.
Festivities for Star Spangled Bonita include music by “The Ben Allen Band.” The show will close with a 50-minute drone, fireworks and laser light. Admission is free. Food and beverages will be ...
It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?
It was surreal in many ways. The Buffalo Bills were making their first-ever Super Bowl appearance on the famed game's silver anniversary with the United States of America on the brink of war.
When Collectors Cut Off Pieces of the Star-Spangled Banner As Keepsakes For years patriots clamored for swatches of the enormous flag that raised spirits at “dawn’s early light” ...