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.

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem ... The Associated Press The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The song became recognized for official use by ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression ... who wrote the words to the song during the War of 1812, was defaced ...

3,000 students gathered to sing the Star-Spangled Banner at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville during the Kentucky Music Educators Conference. Musk to Receive Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans ...

Betsy Wolfe drew heavy criticism online after some fans noticed that she was reading the lyrics from her phone as she was ...

Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a poem about a battle that was significant in the American History, the War of 1812. The words describe a battle. With a ...

Rather than address claims against the song, it would be my pleasure to look at what makes our national anthem so great.

The Grammy winner performed "The Star ... the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show with special guest SZA. Ahead of game day, Batiste teased his rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in an ...

The 33-year-old singer returned to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" during a recent Colorado ... In an Instagram post about the new song, she reflected on how she was taught "that 'failure ...