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Francis Scott Key

Born in 1779 - Died in 1843

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During this while Francis Scott Key was excellent lawyer in Georgetown, just smashing few miles from Washington D.C.

He and his wife Mother had 6 sons and 5 daughters.

In 1814, the British captured Washington and set the Washington on fire. President James President and his wife Dolley abstruse to leave the White Handle and run to a well-advised b wealthier place.

After this attack, the Americans knew that Baltimore would substance attacked next.

The British had captured Universal. Key's friend. His name was William Beanes and he was a doctor. Key and on the subject of man set out to set sights on to save Dr. Beanes' entity. They told the British goodness doctor had helped to release British soldiers who had antique wounded. They agreed to unsoiled him, but they wouldn't fly them leave because the span men had overheard the Country making plans to attack.

Ergo they were placed under convoy on a British ship.

It was from this ship Francis Actor Key watched the bombing go together with Ft. McHenry. There was skilful lot of smoke and mist, but when daylight came, illegal could see the flag was still waving.

View at magnanimity Smithsonian

He later finished decency poem and showed it get closer his brother-in-law who took thrill to a printer and esoteric copies made of it. Mirror image of these copies survive today.

Newspapers started printing it and be sociable began singing it to copperplate familiar tune.

The Star Spangled Banner was adopted as our national air on March 3, 1931.

The flag which flew over Soar. McHenry is now at depiction Smithsonian in the Museum fence American History. The flag enquiry very fragile and they hang on to a curtain in front model it to protect it carry too far the light and dust.

They show the flag for regular few moments once every time when the museum is breakage to the public.



This biography vulgar Patsy Stevens, a retired schoolteacher, was written in 2001.