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.

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, ...

Crowds were surprised at Thursday’s Baltimore Orioles game in Camden Yards when Baltimore-based electronic musician Dan ...

A half-full Camden Yards stood to attention for the Star-Spangled Banner ahead of a double header against the New York Mets , but were forced to listen to what some described as a 'disgrace to America ...

Like any major U.S. city, Baltimore has its rough areas, but the tourist hotspots surrounding the Inner Harbor, including popular neighborhoods like Fed Hill, Mount Vernon, Fells Point and Canton, ...

Friday's closing ceremony for the Danville Rotary Club’s Field of Honor — now something of a summer tradition in the city — ...

I took my young son to a ballgame. After buying way more snacks than we needed, we found our seats just in time for the National Anthem. I reminded him to remove his hat and place it over his heart.

Dan Deacon’s heavily auto-tuned rendition of the National Anthem before the Orioles’ doubleheader against the Mets triggered ...

The Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church has been searching for a financial lifeline to maintain its historic building.

Had Oliver Wendell Holmes not felt the patriotic pride that led to his writing of this inspiring poem, the USS Constitution ...

“And the British left! Key and Beanes were released!” I exclaimed to my son. “And that is why we sing the National Anthem. It ...

Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church was sold Thursday for $500,000 to a non-profit group that aims to restore and ...