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On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later
set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The
Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of
Fort M’Henry,” was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being
bombarded by the British during the War of 1812.
Key was inspired by the sight of a lone U.S. flag still flying over Fort
McHenry at daybreak, as reflected in the now-famous words of the
“Star-Spangled Banner”: “And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting
in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.”
Say, can you see The 15-star, 15-stripe “Star-Spangled
By the dawn’s eaely light Banner” that inspired the poem.
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What so proudly we hailed The_Star-Spangled_Banner
At the twilight’s last gleaming? Click to listen to Mickey Guyton Sings
the National Anthem at Super Bowl LVI.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watched,
Were so gallantly, yeah streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave prooof through the night
That our flag was still there
Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and at the home of the brave.
