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.

America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP She also demonstrated her knowledge of the song's history. "What I think is really cool is that Francis Scott Key, in the War of 1812, he wrote the national anthem ...

13, 1814, two years since the onset of the War of 1812, a fleet of British Royal Navy ... of “To Anacreon in Heaven,” a ...

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 proved to be a remarkable rendition of the musical inspired by War and Peace.

But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Funding for The War of 1812 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Wilson Foundation, Warren and ...