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

"Flags have a hard life," says Suzanne Thomassen-Krauss, chief conservator of the Star-Spangled Banner Project at the National Museum of American History. "The amount of wind damage that happens ...

Still, I suspect a vestige of doubt in his heart as he looked o’er the ramparts for his flag ... American Dream is the refusal to fight for it. This is the greatness of “The Star Spangled ...

Invitees to the museum’s grand reopening in 2008 admire the newly restored flag. Susan Biddle / The Washington Post / Getty Images The Star-Spangled ... proving that the American garrison ...

Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a ... In this June 2022 file photo, the American Flag is seen raised during Flag Day at the Salvation Army Harrington Hope Center.