Francis Scott Key
Wrote national anthem
Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer and poet who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814 after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
His lyrics, set to an English drinking tune, became the United States national anthem in 1931.
- BaltimoreMajor Maryland seaport
- national anthemOfficial patriotic composition
- GeorgetownStoried D.C. locale
- Treaty of Ghent1814 peace accord
- Star-Spangled BannerAmerican patriotic song
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- National anthem composersHaydn
- Anthem Composers
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