The U.S. Army Field Band delivered a stunning rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Fort McHenry for Defenders Day. This ...

For more than a century, “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been played or sung before sporting events across the nation. And ...

More than 4,000 guests streamed through the gates carrying their heirlooms, curiosities and long-held questions. The hope: to ...

The national anthem performed by Nezza on Sunday at Dodger Stadium dates back to the 1940s. Here's what to know about El ...

The American flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, during the War of 1812 and inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” is just one of the precious artifacts ...

The Smithsonian’s artifacts and archives capture the sweep of American history and the nation’s democratic principles, from the aforementioned flag that flew over Fort McHenry, to the portable ...

How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in September 1814 made its way to the Smithsonian A 1914 photo of the Star-Spangled Banner undergoing conservation in the Smithsonian Castle ...