"The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States, is a song deeply rooted in American history and patriotism.

Few people know the real story of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the flag that inspired the lyrics of the national anthem.

As part of a series with the Smithsonian Institution presenting 25 objects that tell the story of America, Daniel Piazza, ...

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, writes Barrymore Laurence Scherer for The Wall Street Journal. The melody was ...

Removed from exhibit in 1998 for a conservation project that cost about $7 million, the Star-Spangled Banner, as it had become known, returns to center stage this month with the reopening of the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit ...

On this day, Francis Scott Key, a young lawyer, was detained in Baltimore harbor under guard by the British navy. The British were occupying the harbor, planning to attack Baltimore during the War of ...

See The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem, by Lonn Taylor, New York: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, in association with Harry N. Abrams, ...