"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of
the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of
Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by
the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis
Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort
McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore
Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of
1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15
stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled
Banner, flying triump...(+)
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of
the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of
Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by
the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis
Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort
McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore
Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of
1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15
stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled
Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the
U.S. victory.
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