It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

It was, of course, the huge American flag that flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry on a hot summer night in 1814. "Was," because this object at hand, the original Star-Spangled Banner, is no longer ...

If elite students continue to sneer at the nation that sustains them, I suspect it's only a matter of time until America stops footing their bill.

Now for a few details. The flag was ordered in 1813 by Maj. George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, who wanted something big enough for the British to see when and if they ...

During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore, Maryland, intent on attacking the city. But Baltimore was defended by Fort McHenry — a star-shaped fort perfectly situated on the Baltimore ...

He watched “rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air” and still the American flag was visible over the “ramparts” of Fort McHenry, at great peril to those defending it. With the dawn ...

The next morning, he looked out and saw the flag rising above Fort McHenry, which moved him to write the poem. Clague: He can’t see it without light, and “dawn” and “light” become ...