ThursdayAug 13, 2026
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Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 - January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the words to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
The Defense of Fort McHenry, September 20, 1814, by Francis Scott Key Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ram
And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just, And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.' And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
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