WASHINGTON — The original, handwritten manuscript of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the flag that inspired the song's lyrics will be displayed together at the Smithsonian in Washington, the first time ...

Francis Scott Key watched as the Battle of Baltimore raged on. The barrage of shells convinced him it would be a British victory as the battle stretched on from Sept. 13, 1814, to the next day, per ...

Every so often, a video of a singer delivering the national anthem goes viral, and not for a good reason. It just happened again. This time, it was country music star Ingrid Andress’ rendition before ...

Jimi Hendrix playing his guitar during his set at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Playing with Jimi Hendrix is Billy Cox. Photo by Henry Diltz/Corbis via Getty By the time Jimi Hendrix took the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The original, handwritten manuscript of ``The Star-Spangled Banner'' and the flag that inspired the song's lyrics will be displayed together at the Smithsonian in Washington, the ...

Several professional singers have flubbed the national anthem over the years. July 11, 2012— -- intro: Is our national anthem just too hard to sing? Singing "The Star Spangled Banner" has become ...

While witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry on Sept. 14, 1814, Mr. Francis Scott Key, a country attorney turned prisoner negotiator, penned a poem describing the scene. It was later transformed ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

This month will be a period of transition in national politics, symbolized by the funeral of Jimmy Carter, the departure of Joe Biden and the inauguration of Donald Trump, which will occur on the same ...

Fans often ask R&B singer and actor Jill Scott why she doesn’t sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at sporting events. The reason: She knows a completely different anthem would leave her lips, Scott told ...

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