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Most Americans have heard about how Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star- Spangled Banner” while onboard a British ship during the shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. (Technically, he was on an American truce ship tethered to a British ship) The poem went on to become our national anthem after being set…
Americans are used to the tradition of the national anthem being played at the start of major sporting events. It was not preplanned. On September 11, 1918, Game 5 of the World Series was scheduled to be played between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. While it may seem like a modern theme,…