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However, the flags appearance over Fort McHenry was a great inspiration to the public. Until 1812 when the American flag remained after the war with the British troops, the flag was never used as a symbol of leadership. In actual fact, if Francis Scott Key was to come back to life, he couldn’t recognize it. The song has change over time since 1814. The song was far along adopted as the national anthem on Maby President Herbert Hoover. In 1961, President Woodrow Wilson declared the song to be played at all official events. Naturally, people began denoting to the song as “The Star-Spangled Banner”. The poem was later to be printed in newspapers and later st to the popular English drinking tune call “To Anacreon in Heaven” composed by John Stafford Smith. He could not believe the fierce fighting left the American flag intact, hence the poem as a tribute.
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Although they never succeeded, he was inspired to write what he witnessed. Key watched as the Fort McHenry was being bombed by the British. The war was so bad that the British burned down the White House, Capitol Building and Library of Congress.Īt the weak of the morning after the British troops attack, which filled the American space with bombs bursting and rocket’s red glare, the American flag still remained flying in the air. This pushed the British troops to invade Washington, D.C.
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The war was prompted by the Americans declaring war on Great Britain because of the trade disagreements. Therefore the poem was written on September 14, 1814. It was written after Maryland fort was bombarded by the British troops during the War in 1812. Originally, the title was The Defense of Fort M’Henry. Later in life, he became a prominent lawyer and was appointed the US Attorney for he District of Columbia. He was born on Augat Maryland, in a place called Terra Rubra where his family lived. Once the poem is song, it became the national anthem. Basically, he wasn’t writing the anthem, but a usual poem. The American National Anthem was first penned down by Francis Scott Key.
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