As the July 4th holiday approaches, I am often reminded of the story of our national anthem. In 1814, while under British guard, lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key wrote the famous poem Defense of Fort McHenry after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.
Smithsonian Magazine published an excellent article, The Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner, which presents the history of poem and the flag that inspired our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
Happy 4th of July from World Translation Center!