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Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) was an American author and poet who is most famous for penning “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which he wrote during the War of 1812 as he watched the bombing of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, Sept. 13–14, 1814. Seeing at dawn of the battle’s second day that the fort had held its own, Key was inspired later to write the poem “Defence of Fort McHenry,” which American music publisher Thomas Carr adapted to “To Anacreon in Heaven,” a tune by British composer John Stafford Smith (1750–1836). The song was officially adopted as the national anthem in 1931.
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Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) was an American author and poet who is most famous for penning “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which he wrote during the War of 1812 as he watched the bombing of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, Sept. 13–14, 1814. Seeing at dawn of the battle’s second day that the fort had held its own, Key was inspired later to write the poem “Defence of Fort McHenry,” which American music publisher Thomas Carr adapted to “To Anacreon in Heaven,” a tune by British composer John Stafford Smith (1750–1836). The song was officially adopted as the national anthem in 1931.
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