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 ... the Maryland lawyer who wrote the words to the song during the War of 1812, was ...

But the song wasn’t actually adopted as the national anthem until 1931. “‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Is Now Official Anthem,” wrote The Wahsington Post: President Herbert Hoover yesterday ...

The first documented performance of the song at a baseball game was during the 1918 World Series. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was officially adopted as the national anthem by President Herbert ...

I’m proud to report that after digging deep into my internet bookmarks and media sports contacts, I managed to claw out the ...

So I guess anything they wrote should be removed ... 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 ...

but referred to a "star-spangled banner." Key wrote quickly that night—in part because he already had a tune in his head, a popular English drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven," which ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided ... Our anthem proves metaphoric once again: The banner about which Key wrote was not the banner about which we sing. The banner flown over ...

Lily Balkcom, one third of The Castellows, had the internet buzzing earlier this month because of a stunning photo she shared ...

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.