Tag Archives: Francis Scott Key

The Bust of Grant and the Indiscriminate Destruction of Monuments

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

For some people, Ulysses S. Grant’s monument in San Francisco toppled last Friday not with a clang but with a loud “I told you so.” “First, it’s Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, but just you wait,” those people have … Continue reading →

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Does That Star-Spangled Banner Yet Wave?

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Meg Groeling

I must admit, they sat breathless as I spun the tale about two young men aboard the ship HMS Minden, traveling from Baltimore under a flag of truce to see if they could free their friend Dr. William Beanes from … Continue reading →

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Two “Keys” and 47 Years

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Phill Greenwalt

On September 14, 2014, the nation will pass a milestone anniversary. 200 years prior, Francis Scott Key penned “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a poem, which later, when adapted to music, would be come the United States of America’s national anthem. … Continue reading →

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