2006-07-02 08:00:03 · 5 answers · asked by albert Alo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Independence Day
The National Anthem of the United States of America was not written to be the National Anthem.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key and is the national anthem of the United States of America. Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, wrote it after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.
Set to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven," a popular British drinking-song, it became well-known as an American patriotic song. It was recognized for official use by the United States Navy (1889) and the White House (1916), and was made the national anthem by a Congressional resolution on 3 March 1931. Although the song has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. Like the British national anthem "God Save the Queen," "The Star-Spangled Banner" is one of the few national anthems of the world without a country's name mentioned in the lyrics.
2006-07-03 06:34:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The battle for Fort McHenry, during the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key was aboard a ship, observing the "rockets red glare" up close and personal!!
2006-07-02 12:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by stephen p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battle of Baltimore, Bombardment of Ft McHenry.
War of 1812
2006-07-02 08:07:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
war of 1812 the battel for fort Mchenry
the year was 1814
2006-07-02 08:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the attack on Ft. McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.
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2006-07-02 11:14:05 · answer #5 · answered by Malika 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋