Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. Francis Scott Key, the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," is to have a monument erected to his ...

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics ... Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national ... The Associated Press The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The song became recognized for official use by the US ...