'Star-Spangled Banner' Born From A Drinking Song 200 Years Ago
Sunday is the 200th anniversary of the day Francis Scott key penned what came to be known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" as he observed the American flag still flying over Baltimore Harbor's Fort McHenry after a night of British bombardment. He set his lyrics to "The Anacreontic Song."
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Reinaldo Massengill
Update: 2024-06-07