Francis Scott Key awoke aboard a British warship after watching the terrifying 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry — and, by dawn's early light, was stunned to find that our flag was still there ...

From the deck of the vessel on which he was confined Key eagerly watched the course of the bombardment, and it was the flag of Fort McHenry that he saw waving through the brilliant light of the ...

The phrasing of "Defence of Fort McHenry," as he first named ... They were likely not shot away during the bombardment. In that rain, the flag would have drooped against its mast with little ...

The bombardment, known as the Battle ... of Baltimore’s defenses that he needed a flag—a big one: “We, sir, are ready at Fort McHenry to defend Baltimore against invading by the enemy ...

The bombardment was a key turning ... The awe he felt at seeing the flag rise the next morning inspired him to write "Defense of Fort McHenry," which was renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and ...

SHANNON: Alright, so you raised the flag over Fort McHenry, not everybody gets to ... and he watches the bombardment, looking toward the fort. And so he's writing his emotional reaction to the ...

BELLEVILLE, NJ — A giant U.S. flag which once flew above Fort McHenry of “The Star-Spangled ... ship and witnessed the massive 25-hour bombardment of the American fort by the British Navy.” ...