A diorama at the River Raisin visitor center depicts the war’s northern front. Andrew Spear It’s 19 degrees with a brisk wind blowing off Lake Erie as the men of Lacroix Company march across a ...

One other note: The battle at Fort McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" took place during the War of 1812, not the American Revolution. Impeachment hearing ...

With the war only a few months old, the entire Michigan territory had fallen into British hands. Yes — strangely enough, at sea. In 1812 and 1813 ... garrison at Fort McHenry withstood a ...

Donald Hickey, author of The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict ... aboard the British sloop some eight miles upriver from Fort McHenry. From the vessel, they anxiously watched the bombardment ...

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.

In September 1814 on the waters of Lake Champlain, American sailors won an improbable victory that not only turned back the largest British invasion force of the War of 1812 but also helped secure ...

The For-Site Foundation, an arts nonprofit that hosts installations on national park land, will open “Black Gold: Stories ...

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...

The 2025 PEPSI National Battle of the Bands returns to Houston on Saturday, August 23, at NRG Stadium. Official events kick off Friday, August 22, and the event celebrates the best in band culture ...