Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

George Armistead to make a flag for Fort McHenry. This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original ...

Canadian sports fans spent the weekend booing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in protest of the tariffs President Donald Trump is ...

Jon Batiste will perform the national anthem at Super Bowl LIX. He performed the national anthem at the 2017 NBA All-Star ...

Then he started to play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many guitar heroes have played the national anthem. Famously, Jimi Hendrix performed the song at Woodstock, delivering an iconic rendition ...

Upon his release, during the early hours of September 14, 1814, Key was heartened to see that the American flag (also referred to as the “Star-Spangled Banner”) was still flying – marking a ...

Mickey Guyton Releases Powerful Rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ From Super Bowl LVI to Mark Three-Year Anniversary ...

Oh, say, can you hear that? Canadian NHL fans booed the Star Spangled Banner at an Ottawa Senators game Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump’s tariff on the country became official.

Fans at NBA and NHL matches in Canada jeered peformances of the US national anthem after US President Donald Trump imposed ...

When feelings are good between the United States and Canada, the traditional playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" back-to-back before games between the two countries' sports teams can ...