THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States.
To celebrate their victory over British forces during the War of 1812, U.S. soldiers raised a large American flag at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 14, 1814.
Poet Francis Scott Key was inspired by seeing the flag after witnessing the fort’s bombardment. He wrote a poem called "Defence of Fort M'Henry." This eventually became the Star-Spangled Banner and the United States national anthem.
The lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Oh, say can you see
by the dawn's early light.
What so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched,
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that Star - Spangled Banner yet wave.
O’er the land of the free,
and the home of the brave?
To celebrate their victory over British forces during the War of 1812, U.S. soldiers raised a large American flag at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 14, 1814.
Poet Francis Scott Key was inspired by seeing the flag after witnessing the fort’s bombardment. He wrote a poem called "Defence of Fort M'Henry." This eventually became the Star-Spangled Banner and the United States national anthem.
The lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Oh, say can you see
by the dawn's early light.
What so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched,
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that Star - Spangled Banner yet wave.
O’er the land of the free,
and the home of the brave?