On August 28, 1814, William Beanes, a physician who resided in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was arrested by British forces in his home after the Burning of Washington and the Raid on Alexandria. A friend of Key's, Bean… Visa mer

The song is notoriously difficult for nonprofessionals to sing because of its wide range – a twelfth. Humorist Richard Armour referred to the song's difficulty in his book It All Started With Columbus:
In an attemp… Visa mer

"The Star-Spangled Banner" has four verses, although the second through fourth verses are not commonly performed.
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light, ⁠What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's las… Visa mer