It’s a song every American has ... by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 Grammy winner performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Caesars Superdome ... Trump give a salute from his box midway ...

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 ...

Canadian NHL fans booed the Star Spangled Banner at an Ottawa Senators game ... When the Canadian-born singer began the song with iconic words, “Oh, say can you see,” the boos came pouring ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor ... and based on the tune of an 18th century drinking song. Rather than address these true, patently false, and half-true claims ...