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 officially adopted as the ... Notoriously difficult to perform, the song has a history of both astounding successes and cringe-worthy failures (we are looking ...

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 ...

Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a poem about a battle that was significant in the American History, the War of 1812. The words describe a battle. With a ...

only the third encore in the BSO’s history. But that’s not what the rest of the country will hear about. The next morning, Stravinsky’s “Star-Spangled Banner” is a national scandal ...

This month will be a period of transition in national politics, symbolized by the funeral of Jimmy Carter, the departure of Joe Biden and the inauguration of Donald Trump, which will occur on the ...

The Foucault pendulum which was displayed for many years in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History was removed in late 1998 to make room for the Star-Spangled Banner Preservation ...

That only means one thing: prop bets. More often than not, the stranger the better. Things like the length of the “Star-Spangled Banner” performance, the results of the pregame coin toss and selecting ...

Opera singer Christopher Macchio delivered a booming rendition of the national anthem at the Trump inauguration, raising a ...

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are just two wins away from pulling off a Super Bowl three-peat. But if they want to make NFL history, they're going to have to go through a familiar foe: ...

Jimmy Buffett, Walker Hayes, and Journey have delivered some of the most unforgettable performances during the NFL's ...