It’s a song every American has heard countless times – and can probably recite by heart. But how much do you really know about our national anthem? Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the ...

Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a poem about a battle that was significant in the American History, the War of 1812. The words describe a battle.

On the other side of the Atlantic, many people in the United States will be belting out the words to the national anthem for Independence Day. But it may come as a surprise to some that the tune ...