francis scott key wrote the lyrics that became the national anthem in defence of fort mchenry.
francis scott key wrote the lyrics that became the national anthem in defence of fort mchenry.
when did francis scott key write the lyrics that became the national anthem?
defence of fort mchenry
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"the star-spangled banner" is the national anthem of the united states. the lyrics come from the defence of fort m'henry, a poem written on september 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet francis scott key after witnessing the bombardment of fort mchenry by british ships of the royal navy in baltimore harbor during the battle of baltimore in the war of 1812. key was inspired by the large u.s. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the star-spangled banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the u.s. victory.
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uss "francis scott key" (ssbn-657), a ballistic missile submarine, was the only submarine of the united states navy to be named for francis scott key (1779–1843), an american lawyer, author, and amateur poet who wrote the poem "the defense of fort mchenry", which became the words to the united states' national anthem, "the star-spangled banner". during ww 2 there was a liberty ship uss francis scott key 0016









































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