The story of the Star-Spangled Banner
July 4, 2024The fledgling United States, formed just 38 years earlier, was in great peril as they found themselves embroiled in a war with Great Britain, one of two great World Powers of the time.
The story of the Star-Spangled Banner
The fledgling United States, formed just 38 years earlier, was in great peril as they found themselves embroiled in a war with Great Britain, one of two great World Powers of the time.
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The story begins on the night of April 18, 1775, when hundreds of British troops began marching the roughly 70 miles from Boston, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire.