activists and historians say it’s time to rethink the name of the 47-year-old bridge near the site where enslaver Francis Scott Key could have witnessed British ships bombing Fort McHenry in ...

Fort McHenry, in Baltimore ... It was during this bombardment of the fort that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner," the poem that would eventually be set to the ...

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in ... According to the MDTA, Key is believed to have witnessed British ships bombarding Fort ...

As a passionate opponent of the war that brought a British army to invade the United States 200 years ago, Francis ... Key and the song he wrote after watching the British bombardment of Fort ...

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.

A silver dollar and a $5 gold piece will mark the writing of the National Anthem after author Francis Scott Key saw the 1814 naval bombardment by the British at Fort McHenry, which defended Baltimore ...

A silver dollar and a $5 gold piece will mark the writing of the National Anthem after author Francis Scott Key saw the 1814 naval bombardment by the British at Fort McHenry, which defended Baltimore ...

But Baltimore was defended by Fort McHenry — a star-shaped fort perfectly situated on the Baltimore Harbor. On the morning of September 13, 1814, the British navy attacked the fort for 25 hours.

As a passionate opponent of the war that brought a British army to invade the United States 200 years ago, Francis ... Key and the song he wrote after watching the British bombardment of Fort ...