The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. Francis Scott Key wrote the words to it in 1814, after seeing British ships attacking Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland during the War of 1812.

The words are set to the music of a British drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven". The song has 4 stanzas, but only the first one is usually sung. ^{[1] [2]}

1. ↑ "NMAH". amhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
2. ↑ Brockell, Gillian (18 October 2020). "The ugly reason 'The Star-Spangled Banner' didn't become our national anthem for a century". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2023.