Smithsonian Institute: The Star-Spangled Banner Virtual Exhibition
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Description: Includes an introduction movie (requires Flash), information on this flag's background and current status of the preservation project of the flag that inspired America's national anthem. Links to related resources.
NMAH | The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars†inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem. Key’s words gave new significance to a national symbol and started a tradition through which generations of Americans have invested the flag with their own meanings and memories.
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| Page title: | NMAH | The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem |
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| Description: | This permanent exhibition is the Smithsonian’s greatest effort to meet the dual challenge of preserving this treasured flag and communicating to visitors its history and significance. A two-story display chamber in the National Museum of American History protects the flag while providing a dramatic view of its “broad stripes and bright stars.†|
| IP-address: | 160.111.252.229 |
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| NS | Name Servers: SI-NAMES1.SI.EDU 160.111.252.5 SI-NAMES2.SI.EDU 160.111.252.6 |
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| Date | activated: 19-Jun-1992 last updated: 29-May-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |