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  • PLACE OF DEATH: Baltimore, Maryland
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Francis Scott Key wrote the words to “The Star Spangled Banner” after watching the British attack Fort McHenry. The song became the U.S. national anthem in 1931.


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Francis Scott Key was born on August 1, 1779, in Frederick County, Maryland. During the War of 1812, he watched British ships in the Chesapeake Bay attack Fort McHenry. Inspired by the sight of the U.S. flag still flying the next morning, he wrote the words to the “The Star Spangled Banner.” The poem was put to music and became the U.S. national anthem in 1931.

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