BALTIMORE (WJZ)--This week marks the anniversary of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key. Alex DeMetrick reports that has brought another flag to Fort McHenry--this one ...
To commemorate 9/11, the Wilton Historical Society is offering a Star Spangled Banner workshop for children ages 6 to 12 on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 11 to 12:30. Participants will make “a simple but ...
President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States of America. The anthem was originally written in 1814 by poet Francis Scott Key. One ...
As part of a series with the Smithsonian Institution presenting 25 objects that tell the story of America, Daniel Piazza, chief curator of philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, talks ...