The poem was set to a tune called ... of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream, ’Tis the star-spangled banner - O long may it wave O’er the land ...

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 ...

(WHTM) — On this day in 1931, it became the law of the land: The Star Spangled Banner was the official ... he wrote a four stanza poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry”. Before long it was set ...