Star-Spangled Banner

In the War of 1812, British warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, relentlessly pounding the  fort for 25 hours. Francis Scott Key, watched  the barrage  eight miles away.
When darkness arrived, Key saw only red erupting in the night sky. Given the scale of the attack, he was certain the British would win.  But in the clearing smoke of "the dawn's early light" the American flag was still flying over the fort.


Key put his thoughts on paper  to the tune of a popular English song. The Baltimore Patriot newspaper soon printed it, and within weeks, Key's poem, now called "The Star-Spangled Banner," appeared in print across the country, immortalizing his words—and forever naming the flag it celebrated.
Jack & Grant are back in the stands.  They missed a game for mischief.  They locked the kitchen door with their mother on the porch, as a joke. It didn't go over very well.