Show I I STAR SPANGLED B L LR story Mory of ot how Francis Francia Scott y K y wrote the Star Spangled Ban Ban- Bann n nor r Is well wall known Liko LUo many man c ether patriotic songs It was inspired In- In Inspired by a II momentous occasion In hi the summer ot of o 1814 Dr nes Bel a Olor Maryland MarIand land ph physician had hod taken captive by the BrIt BrIt- BrItIsh Ish Ire Ire ley a oung laer lan la cr er of ot Balti- Balti mire mire and a friend ot of o B Leanee so Sc- Sc securing curing proofs that Bonnes Bennes Beon s was n a set to obtain non rion out few weds weel's the he latter's release A the British entered Iash- Iash Wash Ke Key made mado his way undera under a 5 r of truce to the British ad- ad ship In Chesapeake bay waa as as released but ut as an attack upon Fort McHenry was be- be beInS be being InS ing ln Inaugurated the rr ad- ad ad ad detained the two t 0 Americans luring during the night on the tho flag ot of truce thip Key looking through his glo ses In the early earh morn morn- mornIng Ing mist discovered the flag lIag was wa still there an and l Fort McHenry un taken un-taken taken II HASTILY Ana then Key jotted jOlted down the th to the famous anthem That night In a tavern In Balti Balli- Baltimore more hove an Ferdinand Durang sail tor for the first time what hat Is 1 Banner Danner v no-v the Star Spangled ho effect was as electric A week eek later the tho poem was as printed In a 11 e paper with directions that It be ba bung ung to Anacreon on tn In HeR en an old English air that Key chose 03 M tho the music Key was born in Ma MarIand Mars land AugI Aug I 1 1779 Ha lIe died Jan Jn 11 1843 O er his grave at Frederick Md the American flag Is Ls kept lIo day and nd night The neVI new bridge across the Potomac c In WashIngton ts is called clUed the Kt Kc KO bridge In tn his 1115 honor What I 1 Is your Jour fa 01 t American song Is h It tn in this bend hend lo o cholee to S dark Clark Corn Corn- Coni Serice Fourth X Nn w York a as part of a nation nation- wl n-ide n to lote ote 0 o say can iou ou see sen Hy Ity the tho dawns dawn's do ns n's early light so proudly we e halid haild At the twilight twilights s last gleaming T 1 broad ati stripes ipes and bright atari tars the perilous fight Ver Oer the ramparts is w 1 Vel Wese e so gallantly streaming And the tha rockets rocket's rod red glare glar The bombs bomba bursting In air ao aio proof the nIght That fiat our flag was IlS still there 0 say does that Star Spangled Star Banner Ranner yet wave Oer O'er the land of or the lie tree free Anti And the home ft It f the brae bra On tn the shore dimly seen the mIst mists II of ot the deep Whore Where the toes foes haughty host hoat hostIn hostIn In dr dread ad silence reposes What Is that which the breeze Oer O'er the to towering steep As it fitfully blows halt conceals h halt half lt e eNow Now low It catches the tho cleam Ot Of the mornings morning's first beam In 11 full fun glory dory reflected Now shines on the stream Tl Tb Th tho the Star Star-Spangled B I 0 long may It wave ve I Oer O'er the land of the tha tree free And the home of the brave 0 o thus bo be It ever When hen freemen shall tand th thir lr lo cd d lornes And tholar's tho the wars lars desolation Blest t with and peace Ta the hoa n land Praise the hath l made mn-de And ej oI us a a natIon Then Th conquer WB ve 0 mu must t When our cause It Is just And this be our motto II God li Ii our trust And the Star C Banner In triumph shall wae wa e a Oer O'er to tJ-oo 0 land of ot the free And the home homo of ot the brave |