a stunning 4th of July printable featuring a red star with a quote from the “Star-Spangled Banner” and blue stripes background. Let’s get this lovely printable printed and put up on your ...

But, the most significant reason that the Star Spangled Banner is so difficult to sing is that, strictly speaking, it is NOT A SONG. It’s a POEM disguised as a SONG. When looking at the shape of ...

Video Clip 6: The Star-Spangled Banner: Poem or Song? (4:41) Students will view the next two video clips to hear Mark Clague talk about how The Star-Spangled Banner became the national anthem and ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

A large American flag was raised. Key saw it and wrote a poem that became the national anthem. The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled ...

A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a wartime experience in the early 19th century into the poem that became the ...

it inspired key to write the poem that inspired the star-spangled banner, the national anthem. ITS NAMED THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE BECAUSE IT’S BELIEVED THAT KEY WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY FROM IT.