{"id":1819,"date":"2017-03-03T01:37:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T01:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2013\/03\/03\/its-national-anthem-day\/"},"modified":"2017-04-05T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:40:35","slug":"its-national-anthem-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2017\/03\/03\/its-national-anthem-day\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s National Anthem Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Star-Spangled Banner<\/em> is the national anthem of the United States of America. It was written by Francis Scott Key. National Anthem Day celebrates \u00a0this song, and the rich history behind its creation. The song officially became our national anthem on March 3, 1931.<\/p>\n

Celebrate today by proudly flying the flag. Also listen to and sing the\u00a0Star-Spangled Banner<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Many people think the\u00a0Star Spangled Banner <\/em>was written during the Revolutionary War. It was actually written during the war of 1812 (1812-1814).<\/p>\n

In August 1814, the British army detained Dr. William Beanes as a prisoner of war. He was a friend of Francis Scott Key. On Sept. 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key and a U.S. negotiator\u00a0boarded a British vessel where Beanes was being held. He negotiated his friends\u2019 release. But then, Francis Scott Key was detained that day along with the negotiator. They were held until after the attack on Fort McHenry, which guarded the harbor and city of Baltimore.<\/p>\n

He watched the bombardment of the fort from the ship. The next morning, he was ecstatic to see that the American flag was still flying over Fort McHenry. This historic event inspired Francis Scott Key to write \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d the following day (September 14, 1814).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrate the Star Spangled Banner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,28,188,230,279,308,444],"class_list":["post-1819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-fredericksburg","tag-history","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-national-anthem","tag-stafford"],"yoast_head":"\nIt's National Anthem Day! - Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"It's National Anthem Day! - Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Celebrate the Star Spangled Banner.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2017\/03\/03\/its-national-anthem-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-03T01:37:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-04-05T13:40:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/01\/star.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lissa Eaton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lissa Eaton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2017\/03\/03\/its-national-anthem-day\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2017\/03\/03\/its-national-anthem-day\/\",\"name\":\"It's National Anthem Day! 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