Max Impact, stationed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., is one of six musical ensembles that form The U.S.

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

A sword from the defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. A stopped wristwatch recovered from the wrecked E-Ring of the Pentagon on the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sherman tank that first broke ...

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.

In September 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces launched a relentless bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. For 25 grueling hours, approximately 1,800 shells rained down on ...

These rockets were highly effective against the British, and the British soon copied them and put them to use in their own army—most notably during the attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

Here's your chance to step back in time at Fort Wayne's Old Fort with a living history event from the War of 1812. Here'a ...

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine ... Commemorating this pivotal victory for the Americans in the War of 1812, Key wrote his enduring poem that later became the anthem that ...

OSWEGO – Join Fort Ontario State Historic Site as it kicks off its opening weekend with a War of 1812-era encampment! Enjoy historical demonstrations and learn more about the war and the fort’s ...

He wrote it after witnessing the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. 9. When do we celebrate Independence Day? Answer: B) July 4 July 4, 1776, marks the adoption of the ...