THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HISTORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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____ gave proof through the night ____
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____ the bombs bursting in air ____
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____ were so gallantly streaming ____
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____ o’er the ramparts we watched ____
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Detailed explanation-1: -And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Clague: “Rocket” refers to the new Congreve rockets on the brand-new British bomb ships. They’re the most sophisticated naval weapons on the planet at the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -And the Rockets’ red glare, the Bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that our Flag was still there.
Detailed explanation-3: -In moments of deep thought, have you ever wondered what the rockets in “rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air” in the national anthem actually are? Of course, bombs were bombs-cannon balls.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was the use of ship-launched Congreve rockets by the British in the bombardment of Fort McHenry in the US in 1814 that inspired a phrase in the fifth line of the first verse of the United States’ National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner": “the rockets’ red glare".