And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ... was a battle during the War of 1812, which started 200 years ago this ...

but any American flag." After the War of 1812, the flag and the words it inspired became a sensation. Key's poem was quickly set to a popular — and ironically British — tune and was soon ...

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

“The Star Spangled Banner was written because Francis Scott Key witnessed the battle at a Maryland fort and then saw the flag waving after it. There was a reprise of patriotism in the country ...

“This is the feel-good side of the War of 1812,” says Vince Vaise, Fort McHenry’s chief interpreter. “We won the battle here, we don’t hate the British anymore, and the flag and national ...

His is a story much like that of the hundreds of others buried here in a forgotten cemetery for those who died during the War of 1812 ... to this hidden gem. The flag that I placed on Nathanial ...

These days, it’s hard to think of a veteran who could have served from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. It’s happened, of course, but imagine a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War ...

Perhaps second only to the will to fight, the rifle is the most important asset ... again by opposing U.S. and British forces in the War of 1812. During the Revolutionary War, France supplied ...

A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of ...

The War of 1812, which lasted until 1815, once again pitted the United States against Great Britain. The conflict was driven by maritime disputes, including the British practice of impressment ...

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