If you want to learn more about the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner, consider reading these books and visiting these Web sites: ★ "What Caused the War of 1812?" by Sally Senzell Isaacs.

In the summer of 1814 -- two years after Congress declared war against Great Britain -- the British moved rapidly up the Chesapeake Bay waterways, terrorizing port towns.

In the summer of 1814 - two years after Congress declared war against Great Britain - the British moved rapidly up the Chesapeake Bay waterways, terrorizing port towns.

Test your knowledge of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'! This quiz covers the U.S. National Anthem's history, composer Francis ...

After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an ...

On Aug. 11, 2010, visitors walk past the main attraction of "The Star-Spangled Banner Gallery", the almost 200-year-old, 30-by-34-foot flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the National ...

It would later be set to music, earning its current name "The Star-Spangled Banner." But it wasn't until March 3, 1931, more than 115 years after it was written, it would become the National Anthem.

Vince Vaise gave a tour of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, and talked about the birth of the Star-Spangled Banner. 2014 marked the 200th anniversary of ...

History feels more real when it's personal: When you can look at the grave of the man who "inspired 'The Star-Spangled Banner,'" the War of 1812 doesn't seem so irrelevant anymore.

The War of 1812 may be the United States' forgotten conflict, but an unprecedented art museum exhibit shows that there was a lot more to it than the "The Star-Spangled Banner." ...

Vince Vaise gave a tour of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, and talked about the birth of the Star-Spangled Banner. 2014 marked the 200th anniversary of ...

The War of 1812 may be the United States' forgotten conflict, but an unprecedented art museum exhibit shows that there was a lot more to it than the "The Star-Spangled Banner." ...