Flag Day is around the corner. This year America will celebrate - TopicsExpress



          

Flag Day is around the corner. This year America will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the “Star-Spangled Banner”. Did you know that over two hundred years ago, Francis Scott Key, inspired by the sight of the flag’s “broad stripes and bright stars,” after a particularly destructive battle during the War of 1812, penned lyrics that became America’s national anthem? His words started a tradition through which generations of Americans have invested the flag with their own ideals and memories. On June 14, 2014, for the first time ever, the actual flag that Key saw will be reunited with Key’s original lyric manuscript, on loan from the Maryland Historical Society, and displayed at the Smithsonian. bit.ly/TDTm3N
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:30:00 +0000

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