(WHTM) — On this day in 1931, it became the law of the land: The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United ... misinterpretation of the lyrics. There’s a lot of ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...