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Apr 16, 2024 · Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, best known as the author of the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key was born into an affluent family on an estate called Terra Rubra. At age 10 he entered St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, from which he graduated in 1796.
Mar 1, 2007 · A week earlier, Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old American lawyer, had boarded the flagship of the British fleet on the Chesapeake Bay in hopes of persuading the British to release a friend...
Francis Scott Key. Attorney Francis Scott Key witnessed the twenty-five hour bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British troopship anchored some four miles away. He had boarded the ship to negotiate the release of an American civilian imprisoned by the British, and had been detained aboard as the bombardment began.
Library of Congress. Francis Scott Key stood aboard the deck of an American truce ship on September 14, 1814 and watched the raising of Fort McHenry’s large garrison flag over the ramparts. He had witnessed Britain’s twenty-five hour bombardment of the Fort, and for Key, the raising of the American flag was a triumphant symbol of bravery ...
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Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot. The Washington lawyer was an unlikely candidate to write the national anthem; he was against America’s entry into the War of 1812 from the outset
Mar 27, 2024 · Who was Francis Scott Key, whose namesake bridge collapsed in Baltimore? - The Washington Post. Advertisement. Retropolis. Who was Francis Scott Key, controversial poet the bridge is...
We're launching interpretation of African American history at 7 key battlefields, located in 5 states, spanning 3 wars. Francis Scott Key was born on August 1, 1779. His father, John Ross Key, had just returned from being a second lieutenant in Captain Thomas Price’s...
