The Star-Spangled Banner’s Birth: When Was It Written & Why It Still Echoes Today
The night was thick with smoke and the roar of artillery. On September 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key stood aboard a British ship, watching as Fort McHenry—America’s last bastion in Baltimore Harbor—battled…
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