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WEBJul 1, 2024 · The Baltimore Patriot newspaper soon published it, and within weeks, Key’s poem, now called “The Star-Spangled Banner,” appeared in print across the country, immortalizing his words and...
The Star-Spangled Banner - Wikipedia
WEBKey was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort after the battle. The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a social club in London.
Star-Spangled Banner (flag) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. It is on exhibit at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
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WEBThe original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
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WEBAug 22, 2024 · The song was recognized in 1889 by the U.S. Navy, who sang it when raising and lowering the flag, and then it was proclaimed in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson to be the national anthem of all the armed forces. However, it did not become the nation’s official anthem until March 3, 1931.
The Star‑Spangled Banner ‑ Lyrics, Writer & Song | HISTORY
WEBSep 28, 2017 · The Star‑Spangled Banner, written by lawyer Francis Scott Key in 1814, emerged as a popular patriotic song before becoming the U.S. national anthem in 1931.
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WEBMar 30, 2017 · Sheet Music of "The Star-Spangled Banner". The flag itself was sewn by Mary Pickersgill. Major Armistead was assigned to command Fort McHenry in June 1813. He commissioned the Baltimore-based flag-maker to sew two flags, one that is 17 by 25 ft and one that is 30 by 42 ft.
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WEBThe national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
Fires, Flight, Flag: Story of the Star-Spangled Banner | AOC
WEBJun 14, 2017 · The 15-stripe American flag that inspired Key was sewed by Mary Pickersgill, a 37-year-old Baltimore widow, and it remains a distinctive flag to this day — the only one with more than 13 stripes. It's easily recognized by the red stripe along the bottom of the blue canton containing the stars — every other U.S. flag has a white stripe below ...
Who Wrote 'The Star-Spangled Banner'? The Story Behind The …
WEBMay 8, 2022 · Inspired by seeing the American flag after the British attack on Fort McHenry in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that became "The Star-Spangled Banner." Even though it was written in 1814, it wouldn't become our …
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