Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many ... the verse drops out of use in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” O thus be it ever when freemen shall ...

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...

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 ...

“They only fairly recently went out of vogue,” Baber said ... has loaned Key’s original manuscript of the “Star-Spangled Banner” lyrics to the Smithsonian, where it has joined ...

“I remember people literally tearing their hair out,” said Woodstock ... reflects the content of the lyrics. Hendrix brought the words of “The Star-Spangled Banner” to life by reflecting ...