USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -William Beanes, a prominent Upper Marlboro physician who had been captured by the British prior to the Battle of Baltimore. It has during this undertaking that Key penned “The Defense of Fort M’Henry, ” which became “The Star-Spangled Banner” and later the national anthem in 1931.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Star-Spangled Banner” facts and figures: In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an Executive Order to make it our national anthem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where did Francis Scott Key write the song that became our national anthem? You may not have heard of Baltimore’s Indian Queen Hotel, but it plays an important role in the story of “The Star-Spangled Banner” song. Liz Williams of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum shares the story.

Detailed explanation-4: -On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of Fort M’Henry, ” was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812.