A couple of years ago, a neighbor invited me to play trivia with his team, and I was quickly hooked, like Charlie the Tuna in the television commercial of a ...

Test your knowledge of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'! This quiz covers the U.S. National Anthem's history, composer Francis ...

Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 ...

"I say let’s get rid of the racist-written, purloined, unsingable war-song-question and replace it with the lovely hymn about beauty and brotherhood," Mark Bradley writes.

Truth is that Mr. Key, a lawyer by trade and a poet on the side, wrote a poem titled “The Defense of Fort McHenry.” This poem was written as the Royal Navy bombarded the fort on Sept. 14, 1814.

Fort McHenry to Go; Historic Army Post Near Baltimore, Where in 1814 Floated the Flag Which Inspired Key to Write "The Star-Spangled Banner," Soon to be Abandoned.

The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain ultimately ended in stalemate, but in the aftermath of one U.S. victory, a poem was penned that would become the new nation’s national ...

An abattis of trees with projecting branches has been erected around the fort. Several platforms have been extemporized under the curtain originally only intended to shelter infantry.

IT WAS NAMED AFTER FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, WHO WATCHED THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT MCHENRY DURING THE WAR OF 1812. IT INSPIRED KEY TO WRITE THE POEM THAT INSPIRED THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.