The poem was set to a tune called ... of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream, ’Tis the star-spangled banner - O long may it wave O’er the land ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression ... In Robert Burns’s battle poem “Scots Wha Hae,” written in ...

This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the lines of Francis Scott Key’s renowned poem, later to become America’s national anthem.

The poem is a form of art and should be appreciated as art, not dismissed because of the personal beliefs of the author. Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a ...

The first verse of the poem, Defence of Fort M'Henry, later became known as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner, which officially became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.