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This Day in History: 09/13/1814 - Key Star-Spangled Banner. In this This Day in History video, the 9/13/1814 writing of the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key is recounted. It was inspired by the British bombing of Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812.
And the song dedicated to him was written by a member of London's Anacreontic Society, a men's club that shared its namesake's party-hearty values. So in essence, The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic poem attached to an English drinking song. And this explains a lot. For starters, the song is a whole lot easier to sing after a few Anacreontic belts. Moreover, the familiarity of the tune helped Key's song spread rapidly among the tavern crowd.