'Star-Spangled Banner' Born From A Drinking Song 200 Years Ago

Sunday is the 200th anniversary of the day Francis Scott key penned what came to be known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" as he observed the American flag still flying over Baltimore Harbor's Fort McHenry after a night of British bombardment. He set his lyrics to "The Anacreontic Song."

Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/09/12/348010268/star-spangled-banner-born-from-a-drinking-song-200-years-ago?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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