Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner — page 1 — Hi I'm Horace and this is My Sister Maggie We've been flies on the wall during important events in history er en tid deres HC We watched workers carve the Great Sphinx of Giza in ancient Egypt We even walked On the MDOn with Neil Armstrong We flew alongside the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II 1939 1945 One thing we didn't expect to see was the birth of our anthem national

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner — page 2 — AUGUST 31 1814 Maggie and I were buzzing around Washington D C in August 1814 The United States was at war with Great Britain The two countries were fighting over Many things including trade issues and maritime rights British troops had just captured and burned the U S capital Soldiers filled the streets Fires Smoldered everywhere Maggie and I were scared What would happen to our country I TIM 101 TR1 ilin The conflict with Great Britain was known as the War 1812 of

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner — page 3 — My Sister and I wanted to escape the danger so we slipped through an open window of a small building It was the office of lawyer Francis Scott Key A man named Richard West was talking to him Both men looked worried British soldiers had thrown a friend of theirs Dr William Beanes in jail Richard had come to Francis help for

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner — page 4 — Francis Scott Key seems like More tMA A Lawrer boat those lw like poems on his dea Maybe he writes to keep his mind of the war This was a long time before people had TV and Movies you kabu Francis Scott Key was born on August 179 He and his write Mary married in 1802 and had 11 together children

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