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A lawyer by trade and a lyricist by aspiration, Key wrote his patriotic poem from a precarious vantage. The War of 1812 was at a critical point, and he wasn’t sure which way events were headed.

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♪ [Strings play The Star Spangled Banner] ♪ Commemorating this pivotal victory for the Americans in the War of 1812, Key wrote his enduring poem that later became the anthem that, to this day ...

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The naval Battle of Lake Champlain — and the concurrent land battle at Plattsburgh — transcended tactical brilliance. The two battles altered the course of the War of 1812, forestalled American ...

The lyrics are from Francis Scott Key’s poem about the Battle of Baltimore, one of the defining moments of the War of 1812 between the Americans and Brits.

The lyrics are from Francis Scott Key’s poem about the Battle of Baltimore, one of the defining moments of the War of 1812 between the Americans and Brits. While Canada was not yet a nation, it was ...