Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United States of America. The selection of the song was not without controversy, some of which continues to this day. Objections to it ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem ... The Associated Press The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The song became recognized for official use by ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival ... bombed and befouled. USA TODAY asked, after Ingrid Andress' disastrous performance before last year's Major ...