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'''The Star-Spangled Banner''' is the current national anthem of the [[United States of America]]. The poem (lyrics) was written by [[Francis Scott Key]], and the melody came from an old English song.  It was composed during the [[War of 1812]] when the British were bombarding Washington D.C.

'''The Star-Spangled Banner''' is the current national anthem of the [[United States of America]]. The poem (lyrics) was written by [[Francis Scott Key]], and the melody came from an old English song.  Key wrote the lyrics while aboard the [[British]] ship HMS Minden the day after witnessing the bombardment of [[Fort McHenry]] by the British during the [[War of 1812]].

 

[[Category:National Anthem|Star-Spangled Banner]]

[[Category:National Anthem|Star-Spangled Banner]]