Learn the story behind the flag that inspired 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'
In the murky waters of Baltimore's harbor, between the Chesapeake Bay and a decommissioned fort, a red, white and blue buoy marks the spot where Francis Scott Key observed the British bombarding Fort McHenry for a 24-hour period. With the War of 1812 raging, the British had already marched on Washington and set fire to the White House when they set their sights — and ammunition — on the last defense of the United States' industrial port.
The Star-Spangled Banner is on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.The museum receives about four million visitors a year, said military history curator Jennifer Jones, who is part of the team tasked with preserving the flag."It embodies our values and everybody's values are different," she said."And I think that people bring their own ideals to this object, not just this flag, but any American flag.
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