The Star Spangled Banner' is not so easy to sing. It's not so easy to understand. Yet it's our national anthem. Why?

On September 13th, 1814, lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key was negotiating the release of American prisoners aboard a British ship when he became a prisoner, himself. Held through the night, he ...

Nashville musician Trevor Panarello is putting a fresh spin on The Star-Spangled Banner with a new performance featuring all four original verses of the iconic poem. He joins us to share the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The original Star-Spangled Banner, ...

WASHINGTON – If you happen to find some remnants of woven wool in your attic – in red, white or blue and marked Fort McHenry – the Smithsonian Institution would like to know. Two hundred years after a ...

Online primary source: the original manuscript of Francis Scott Key's poem, annotated with comments by an expert in colonial music. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 CCSS.ELA ...

The Marathon County Republican Women will hold a public forum tonight at Wausau Country Club, to ask questions to the Republican candidates for Congress. Taylor Fresh Foods is issuing a recall for its ...

Every Saturday, we’re going deep on one song we’ve never reviewed before. This week, in honor of Independence Day, we look back at our national anthem—its troubled history, its best performances, and ...