American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific ...

Francis Scott Key awoke aboard a British warship after watching the terrifying 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry — and, by dawn's early light, was stunned to find that our flag was still there ...

This weekend marks 210 years since the battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, where U.S. troops and residents of Baltimore fought off a British attack on Fort McHenry, inspiring Francis Scott Key ...

Today in Music History for Sept. 14: In 1741, after working for 23 uninterrupted days, composer George Frideric Handel completed his famed "Messiah." In 1814, the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" (later ...

For cruisers in the Mid-Atlantic states who don’t want to take a plane before embarking on their itinerary, the cruise ...

While on the British ship, Key was present during the Battle of Baltimore and the naval bombardment of Fort McHenry ... Banner when he viewed the American flag still flying triumphantly over ...

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sewed the flag and fed the troops during wartime. To help illustrate that point, Wendy Alexander, a volunteer member of Fort McHenry Guard, spent days preparing a multicourse feast with items that ...