3/3/2014 "The Star-Spangled Banner" Officials Becomes American National Anthem

On March 3, 1931, "The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the National Anthem of The United States when President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act.   

During the War of 1812, on September 13–14, 1814, Francis Scott Key watched Fort McHenry being bombed by the British forces in the Battle of Baltimore.  In the morning, Key could see that the American flag was still flown over Fort McHenry, showing that the Americans had not lost possession of it. The inspired Key’s to write a poem, which became “The Star-Spangled Banner.”  The Smithsonian National Museum of American History provides some amazing online interactives for learning more about the flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner”  and the War of 1812.

My first grade Level I reader Francis Scott Key and The Star-Spangled Banner gives your class more information about Francis Scott Key and “The Star-Spangled Banner” while building their vocabulary and improving their reading-comprehension skills.  Francis Scott Key and the American Flag are also featured in my First Grade Level I – Set 2.