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.

Sunday is "National Anthem Day" which marks the day that the "Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the country's national anthem Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that would eventually become The ...

The story behind the flag that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner" The flag is housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the National Museum of American History in Washington ...

The US Open men’s and women’s singles finals did not appear to feature "The Star-Spangled Banner" over the weekend, as Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff won titles in their categories. Gauff ...

The U.S. and Russia would agree to a prisoner swap and the ordeal seemed to change Griner’s stance about what "The Star-Spangled Banner" means to the country. Griner was seen with the gold medal ...

Considering that Francis Scott Key’s stirring lyrics about “The Star-Spangled Banner” were set to the tune of an Old English drinking song, one would think a quantity of libation would ...

From Charley Pride to Reba McEntire, here's a look at the stars who've delivered "The Star-Spangled Banner" ahead of the big game. By Jessica Nicholson With the Super Bowl being the pinnacle of ...

Despite its lofty sounding title, “The Order of the Star-Spangled Banner” was part of a national movement to intimidate immigrants, discourage Catholicism and preserve Anglo-Saxon Protestants as the ...

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 ...

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