USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem.

Detailed explanation-2: -The failed bombardment of Fort McHenry forced the British to abandon their land assault on the crucial port city of Baltimore. This British defeat was a turning point in the War of 1812, leading both sides to reach a peace agreement later that year.

Detailed explanation-3: -On September 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key witnessed the British defeat at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The poem he wrote about the event eventually became the national anthem of the United States, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Faced against the greatest military in the world, American forces held their ground and saved Baltimore from facing the same fate as Washington D.C., the epic event also inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that would eventually become “The Star-Spangled Banner, ” today’s National Anthem.

Detailed explanation-5: -Attorney Francis Scott Key witnessed the twenty-five hour bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British troopship anchored some four miles away. He had boarded the ship to negotiate the release of an American civilian imprisoned by the British, and had been detained aboard as the bombardment began.