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

he put his joy into a verse published first as “Defence of Fort M’Henry” and then, set to the tune of a British drinking song, immortalized as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The flag itself ...

That all changed in 1813, when one enormous flag, pieced together on the floor of a Baltimore brewery, was first ... and song in sheet music, under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner: A Patriotic ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression ... who wrote the words to the song during the War of 1812, was defaced ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor ... and based on the tune of an 18th century drinking song. Rather than address these true, patently false, and half-true claims ...

Jimmy Kimmel clarified that he didn't realize his front row reaction ... song, and in Fergie’s defense, we don’t know what Francis Scott Key was thinking when he wrote the ‘Star-Spangled ...

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, the War of 1812. The words describe a battle. With a ...

Gray performed a sultry rendition of the song, and James and Murray's reactions were caught ... on Sunday with her take on "The Star Spangled-Banner," which featured her signature soulful rasp.

It’s a song every American has ... the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream, ’Tis the star-spangled banner - O long may it wave O’er the ...