Tag: National Anthem song lyrics
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United States of America’s National Anthem – Lyrics, Video & Symbols
The US national anthem is called “The Star-Spangled Banner”. The lyrics come from “Defence of Fort McHenry” – a poem written in 1814 by the 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…