Nothing symbolizes the promise of the nation like the stars and stripes flapping valiantly in the blue sky. As we approach the country’s 250th anniversary, this collection offers a moment of reflectio ...

The Star Spangled Banner' is not so easy to sing. It's not so easy to understand. Yet it's our national anthem. Why?

The flag is waving far and wide this summer. Amid celebrations and ceremonies marking America’s 250th anniversary, the Stars and Stripes take center stage thanks to a wave of flag-centric events, ...

“Hillary Clinton asked him if he would help restore the Star-Spangled Banner,” David Lauren says in the History channel ...

The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore is creating a new exhibit in honor of America's 250th anniversary. The new exhibit, entitled "Maryland's America: 250 Years of American History Through ...

On September 13th, 1814, lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key was negotiating the release of American prisoners aboard a British ship when he became a prisoner, himself. Held through the night, he ...

An engaging history of the United States flag known as the Star Spangled Banner, which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the 1814 poem that in 1931 became the American National Anthem. The flag was ...

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

BALTIMORE (WJZ)--This week marks the anniversary of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key. Alex DeMetrick reports that has brought another flag to Fort McHenry--this one ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Mary Pickersgill, a professional flag ...

"Baltimore was a very good place to have a flag business," says Jean Ehmann, a guide who shows visitors around the Pickersgill house, now a National Historic Landmark known as the Star-Spangled Banner ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore is creating a new exhibit in honor of America's 250th anniversary. The new ...