On this year's Flag Day and bicentennial of the War of 1812 we wanted to call to your attention an online exhibit, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
'The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag That Inspired the National Anthem' can be viewed at this link.
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.
Images of the actual flag that was hoisted on that day are featured. Also, click this link for the new gallery that was created for the flag in 2008.
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