American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

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 ...

They didn’t know until they saw the flag that we’d won, so this is the genesis of the poem. O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

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 ...

Students at the Seacoast Classical Academy learned Friday about the history of America’s national anthem, The Star-Spangled ...

George Armistead to make a flag for Fort McHenry. This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the lines of Francis Scott Key’s renowned poem ...

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

The Butler Institute of American Art announced an upcoming exhibition featuring recent works by renowned artist Mateo Blanco.

The Greenfield-Central High School and eighth grade marching bands and guard performed “The Star Spangled Banner” at the Sept. 13 homecoming game while a skydiver landed with an American flag. The ...

They didn’t know until they saw the flag that we’d won, so this is the genesis of the poem. O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?