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Passage: Star Spangled Banner

Name: Passage: Star Spangled Banner
Uploaded: 2014-09-14T10:20:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 45 s
Description: As he was held prisoner by the British on September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key watched the Royal Navy bombard Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor - and began to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." Charles Osgood reports.

As he was held prisoner by the British on September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key watched the Royal Navy bombard Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor - and began to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." Charles Osgood reports.