The Star-Spangled Banner arrived at the Smithsonian Institution in 1907. National Museum of American History The flag’s history starts not with Key, but rather a year earlier, with Major George ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...

Jacksonville has established an American flag retirement drop box for proper disposal when no longer presentable.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted as the official anthem of the United States until 1931 ... he looked out and saw the flag rising above Fort McHenry, which moved him ...