1814
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was inspired there.
The original lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner came from the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry" written by Francis Scott Key in 1814.
British were shelling Ft. McHenry
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The Battle of Baltimore
It would have meant that the British had overrun Ft. McHenry because they would take the flag down.
Francis Scott Key and Dr. William Beanes
Francis Scott Key. He also wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
"Flag over Ft. McHenry"
The song was about the attack on Ft. McHenry in the harbor of Baltimore MD.
The US was engaged in what we call the War of 1812 when Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner during the British attack on Ft. McHenry in the Baltimore harbour.