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Francis Scott Key

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Noun1.Francis Scott Key - United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812Francis Scott Key - United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)


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1931: The US Congress adopted The Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key, as the national anthem.
95 Hardcover E356 This volume is devoted to the history of the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry in 1814 and inspired Francis Scott Key.
This brought inspiration to lawyer Francis Scott Key to write and compose a poem which later became the U.
 
 
 
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