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Friday, September 14, 2018

Sept. 14, 1814: By the Dawn's Early Light, "The Star-Spangled Banner"


On this date in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote his poem "The Defence of Fort McHenry" after witnessing the British bombardment of Baltimore's McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.

It was later set to music and renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and, you know the rest.

--Brock-Perry

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