When I post the colors this Monday, I want to do so with quiet reverence. I want to remember what Memorial Day is truly about ...

In September 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces launched a relentless bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. For 25 grueling hours, approximately 1,800 shells rained down on ...

Francis Scott Key awoke aboard a British warship after watching the terrifying 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry — and ... Sept. 14, 1814. The Baltimore attorney, in a fit of patriotic ...

Sept. 13 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1814, during a British attack on Fort McHenry, Md., Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner." In 1940, the chapel at Buckingham ...

On Aug. 24, 1814 — 210 years ago Saturday — the ... Fresh from their sacking of Washington, British troops and vessels attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The failure of an all-night bombardment ...

A weekend trip to Baltimore is full of surprises for hosts Laurita and Lauren, from raising the flag at Fort McHenry to a visit ... comes around in the summer of 1814, and Baltimore at that ...

In September 1814, two years after the War of 1812 had ... prisoner's release and witnessed a 25-hour British bombardment of Fort McHenry.From his vantage point on the Patapsco River, the 35 ...

In September 1814, two years after the War of 1812 had ... s release and witnessed a 25-hour British bombardment of Fort McHenry. From his vantage point on the Patapsco River, the 35-year-old ...

wrote the “Star Spangled Banner” in 1814 after witnessing the British defeat at the Battle of Baltimore and the British bombing of Fort McHenry. It has 185 feet (56 meters) of vertical clearance.