While it's the song that is recited before major political and sporting events, "The Star Spangled Banner" didn't become the country's national anthem until 1931. President Herbert Hoover signed ...

In 1931, Congress passed a bill to make “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States. But the decision was far from simple. Among the points of contention was ...

The structure of the Star Spangled Banner reads like an AABA, but it sounds like an AABC. We don’t really hear the rhymes as much as we normally would if it was a pop song that has a repeated ...

The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

“The Star-Spangled Banner is a symbol of American history that ranks with the Statue of Liberty and the Charters of Freedom,” said Brent D. Glass, the museum’s then-director, in 2007.

The Star-Spangled Banner symbolizes American resilience and pride, capturing the spirit of a nation united under a banner of freedom. It serves as a reminder that despite our differences, ...

Description. The Star-Spangled Banner was penned by Francis Scott Key as he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the Battle of Baltimore on September 13-14, 1814.

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 July 2024, country star Ingrid Andress went viral for her unique take on “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which she performed ahead of the MLB Home Run Derby in Texas that year.

This reflected how “The Star-Spangled Banner” has always been more than a passive musical symbol. In 1814, its words inspired an incipient patriotism, helping to forge 18 states into one young ...

Calvin Coolidge signed a bill to make the "Star-Spangled Banner" the country's national anthem on March 3, 1931. Here are five notable performances of the "Star-Spangled Banner". Whitney Houston ...

Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner brought the sounds of Vietnam to the crowd at Woodstock. But he wasn’t the only musician to reimagine the national anthem during a time of war.