When is National Anthem Day?
Friday March 3rdThe day the United States adopted The Star-Spangled Banner as its National Anthem on National Anthem Day in the United States is commemorated on National Anthem Day. In 1931, the Star-Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key, became the National Anthem.
Can you see fort mchenry? oh, can you see fort mchenry?
The tale behind "The Star-Spangled Banner" is as touching as the anthem itself. During the War of 1812, while an advocate, Key was serving in the Georgetown Light Field Artillery. Dr. William Beane, a prisoner on the British naval ship Tonnant, was released in 1814 after his negotiation skills as a lawyer. Key traveled to Baltimore in the company of Colonel John Skinner early in September to begin negotiations.
Baltimore was attacked by the British navy as Key and Skinner secured Beane's release, but the British navy had begun attacking Baltimore. The trio waited at sea to return to Georgetown, Georgetown.
Fort McHenry is located on a peninsula of the Patapsco River in Fort McHenry. Baltimore is just across the Northwest Branch from the city of Baltimore. The population of Baltimore was just over 50,000 people in 1814, much less than the metropolis it is today. The country was still young, and often families of soldiers lived nearby, providing assistance to their troops.
