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

The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...

On Alabama’s sugar-white beaches, tourists are snapping up T-shirts and caps bearing a bold, star-spangled rebrand: “Gulf of ...

Residents across the High Desert attended Memorial Day events as they honored the fallen men and women of the U.S. military.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, the Star Spangled Salute honors Memorial Day.  It is believed the origins of ...

Community members on Monday night will gather at the Memorial Building in downtown Danville to light the Aviation Beacon on Mount Diablo Summit.

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to lov ...

Dozens of people stood shoulder to shoulder at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery on Monday morning, hands over their hearts as the Star-Spangled Banner played, to ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.