The Star Spangled Banner
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- In 1814, the United States was at war with England. The British attacked Fort McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland.
- Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer on a ship near Ft. McHenry. He was trying to secure the release of an American prisoner, Dr. Beanes. They were not released until after the battle was over.
- Francis Scott Key watched the battle from the ship. He noticed the American flag before the sun went down & saw all the bombs light up the night sky. Everytime a bomb exploded he noticed the American flag still flying.
- In the morning, Francis Scott Key looked for the American flag. It was still there! Although it was damaged and had holes, it was still standing. Mr. Key decided to write a poem about what he saw and what he felt.
- Congress made this the official national anthem in 1931.
- The Star Spangled BannerO Say, can you seeBy the dawn's early lightWhat so proudly we hailedAt the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright starsThrough the perilous fightO'er the ramparts we watched,Were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets' red glareThe bombs bursting in airGave proof through the nightThat our flag was still thereO say, does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave
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