The stanzas recount the Battle of Baltimore, a days-long siege ... This whole stanza was cut from the National Anthem because of its mocking of the British. When we became allies with them in ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" became our National Anthem on March 3, 1931. Here's a closer look at Francis Scott Key's masterpiece.

A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship ... early 19th century into the poem that became the national anthem of the United States. Key was a prominent attorney ...