But how much do you really know about our national anthem? Let’s take a line-by ... And where is that band who so vauntingly swore, The third verse is probably the most historically problematic ...

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem ... Exhibit A in critics’ account is the anthem’s seldom-sung third verse, which gloats at the defeat of the ...