Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's ...

"His brother-in-law, commander of a militia at Fort McHenry, read Key's work and had it distributed under the name ‘Defence of Fort M'Henry," Smithsonian ... Flag. The fort’s star-spangled ...

Unsure of the fate of the fort until the "dawn's early light," Key was inspired to write the poem that became the Star-Spangled Banner when he viewed the American flag still flying triumphantly ...

The rousing Star-Spangled Banner is arguably ... in astonishment and relief as the US flag, not the Union Jack, was raised over the fort. According to the Smithsonian Institution, which boasts ...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee-Sanders has proclaimed today as Star-Spangled-Banner Day for the state of Arkansas, and in keeping with ...

On Sept. 13, 1814, during a British attack on Fort McHenry, Md., Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled ...

However, their performance of the Star-Spangled Banner was almost universally slammed, even by fans of the band formerly known as 'The Dixie Chicks' before dropping the d-word in 2020. David ...

Bandmates Natalie Maines and sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer took the stage inside the United Center in Chicago on Thursday for an a cappella version of the national anthem. The musicians ...

Francis Scott Key awoke aboard a British warship after watching the terrifying 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry — and, by dawn's early light, was stunned to find that our flag was still there ...