"The Star Spangled Banner"
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The "Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key.
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It was written on September 14, 1814 after the overnight
shelling of Fort McHenry by the British.
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Frances Scott Key was so happy to see the U.S. flag still
flying over the fort at daybreak that he wrote a poem called "The Defense
of Fort M'Henry."
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The poem became a popular song sung to the tune of "To Anacreon
in Heaven" and was renamed "The Star Spangled Banner."
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It was made the official National Anthem in 1931.
Did you know...?
The Army and Navy adopted this song as their anthem before
it was made official in 1931.
Bibliography
Photo Found: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/tod.htmlay/sep13
Information Found: http://www.150.si.edu/chap3/flag.htm and www.tc-solutions.com/croom/ssb.html