It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

But his collection of fragments from the Star-Spangled Banner—one red swatch, one white—made him feel less like a have than a have-not. A friend possessed a blue scrap, and, without one for ...

The basic story here is simple enough: they are taking down the Star-Spangled Banner, the giant American flag that hangs in the National Museum of American History, for a three-year conservation ...

In recent months, crowds have booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at hockey and baseball games, while retailers have pulled American products from their shelves as part of a growing push by officials ...

The famous Star-Spangled Banner—today one of the greatest treasures of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History—may not have been raised until first light on September 14.

Canadian fans have been booing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before hockey and baseball games. Retailers have been removing American goods from store shelves as officials push residents to “buy ...

The Smithsonian's Wurlitzer (its console above, with the Star-Spangled Banner) likely played the national anthem before movies. Eric Long/National Musuem of American History, SI Of all the musical ...

As we look forward to celebrating the bicentennial of the “Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, I have to admit, with deep shame and embarrassment, that until I left England and went to ...