THE "STAR SPANGLED-BANNER."
The Aracri- an National Anthem was written on a Eritish warship and ;id..pted to an English tune. During the second war between England and the United States an American cituen named Francis Key was held prisoner on one nf the F.nirlish frigates engaged in the attack 0.1 Fort McHenry, Baltimore, in September, 1314. The failure of the bombardment to cause the •Stars and Stripes" to be lowered from the staff ?.bove the fart stirred the patriotism of Key. and on board •he enetvy's vessel he wrote the stanzas which described the futile attack and were destined to become one of the most popular of America's songs.
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 264, 3 April 1917, Page 4
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109THE "STAR SPANGLED-BANNER." Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 264, 3 April 1917, Page 4
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