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Francis Scott Key. Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) [ 3] was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the text of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner". [ 4] Key observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814 during the War of 1812.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", [2] a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Cross Country, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Volleyball, Softball, Tennis, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Field Hockey, Football, Wrestling. Francis Scott Key High School (FSK or simply "Key") is a four-year public high school in Union Bridge in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the west-central section of Carroll ...
Francis Scott Key. Mary Tayloe Lloyd. Occupation. Lawyer. Philip Barton Key II (April 5, 1818 – February 27, 1859) [1] was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. [2] He is most famous for his public affair with Teresa Bagioli Sickles, and his eventual murder at the hands of her husband, Congressman Daniel ...
How a 173-year-old law created for wooden ships could complicate rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore María Soledad Davila Calero March 28, 2024 at 12:52 PM
John Stafford Smith. John Stafford Smith (bapt. 30 March 1750 – 21 September 1836) was a British composer, church organist, and early musicologist. He was one of the first serious collectors of manuscripts of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and a friend of his son Johann Christian Bach . Smith is best known for writing the music for "The ...
March 26, 2024 at 1:55 PM. Photographs from the Associated Press show the extent of the destruction to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., after a cargo ship crashed into it early ...
June 14, 1922. Dedicated to. 100th anniversary of the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner". Orpheus with the Awkward Foot (also simply known as Orpheus or the Francis Scott Key Monument) is a monumental statue located at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The monument, designed by sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus, was ...