Hvad hedder den amerikanske nationalsang?
"The Star-Spangled Banner" er USA's nationalsang. Teksten stammer fra Defence of Fort M'Henry, et digt, der blev skrevet den 14. september 1814 af den dengang 35-årige advokat og amatørdigter Francis Scott Key efter at have overværet bombardementet af Fort McHenry af britiske skibe fra Royal Navy i Baltimore Havn under slaget ved Baltimore under krigen i 1812-krigen. Key blev inspireret af det store amerikanske flag med 15 stjerner og 15 striber, kendt som Star-Spangled Banner, der triumferende fløj over fortet under den amerikanske sejr.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. victory.
The Star-Spangled Banner