After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an 18th-century English drinking song, captured the patriotic picture of the American ...

In what’s become an Independence Day tradition, Cowboy State Daily outdoors writer Mark Heinz plays “The Star Spangled Banner ...

About the anthem: Has sung it at Timberwolves, Wild and Minnesota Twins games in an Americana style with a touch of country. “That’s a very vulnerable experience — you’re very exposed and there’s no ...

Clips of Beyonce performing the song has gone viral, prompting folks to question why she'd choose to sing it in the first ...

The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and despite the threats to democracy, it resonates more than ever.

Rewatch 20th century's most-spectacular 'Star Spangled Banner' at Bills' Super Bowl The Buffalo Bills met the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXV before an emotional, patriotic crowd that witnessed ...

The U.S. Army Field Band delivered a stunning rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Fort McHenry for Defenders Day. This annual event commemorates the 1814 defense of Baltimore, which inspired ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

Latin-R&B singer Nezza made a stand at Saturday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game, singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish, even though she said she had been warned not to, going into the ...

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, ...