WASHINGTON (AP) — The original, handwritten manuscript of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the flag that inspired the song’s lyrics will be displayed together at the Smithsonian in Washington, the first ...

Francis Scott Key watched as the Battle of Baltimore raged on. The barrage of shells convinced him it would be a British victory as the battle stretched on from Sept. 13, 1814, to the next day, per ...

WASHINGTON — The original, handwritten manuscript of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the flag that inspired the song's lyrics will be displayed together at the Smithsonian in Washington, the first time ...

Sunday is the 200th anniversary of the day Francis Scott key penned what came to be known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" as he observed the American flag still flying over Baltimore Harbor's Fort ...

For as long as anyone can remember, the national anthem has been played before pro sports games and even some high school games. The long-standing tradition has come into question in recent months in ...

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Girl Scouts, Little League baseball players, celebrity musicians and President Barack Obama are joining a national celebration Saturday, which is flag day, marking the 200th ...

Most hard-to-sing songs span just one octave range, like a low D to a high D,” Puth displays on a whiteboard, providing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Closing Time” as relevant examples. “The ...

As we head toward the Major League Baseball playoffs and a new NFL season — which began with last week's Pro Football Hall of Fame Game — here's hoping the folks in charge of the nation's sporting ...