It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression ... in which a statue of Francis Scott Key, the Maryland lawyer who ...

That November, Thomas Carr of Baltimore united lyrics and song in sheet music, under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner: A Patriotic Song." Key's timing could not have been better. Washington was ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted ... that one sees in any recitation of the lyrics. On the night of September 13, 1814, Key witnessed part of the Battle of Baltimore ...