Francis Scott Key

A Tour of D.C. Writers' Homes, From Frederick Douglass to Sinclair Lewis

Kim Roberts | Posted 01.02.2012

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Kim Roberts

I have always been interested in how literature and place intersect, especially in my adopted city of Washington, D.C.

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'The Star-Spangled Banner' Goes on Tour

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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John Lundberg

Traveling in an armored vehicle with a two-car, six-motorcycle police escort, the original manuscript of "The Star Spangled Banner" cruised in style down a Maryland highway last week.

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Star Spangled Ban-Oops

Dr. Philip Neches | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Philip Neches

At last weekend's Super Bowl, Pop diva Christina Aguilera became the latest butcher of America's notoriously difficult national anthem. And no wonde...

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The National Anthem: Where Christina Aguilera Failed

Posted 05.25.2011

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Oh say can you see... where Christina Aguilera went wrong? The Grammy Award-winner sang the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl on Sunday night,...

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Star Spangled Banner: What Francis Scott Key And The Prophet Jeremiah Have In Common

Religion News Service | By A. James Rudin | Posted 05.25.2011

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By A. James Rudin Religion News Service (RNS) What do "Star Spangled Banner" lyricist Francis Scott Key and Hebrew prophet Jeremiah have in common? A...

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Old Drinking Song, Lyrics From 1814, a National Anthem in 1931

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

The Star Spangled Banner did not become the national anthem until 1916 when President Wilson declared it by Executive Order. But it wasn't until 1931 that it became the National Anthem by Congressional resolution.

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