Francis Scott Key died in 1843 at the age of 63.
Francis Scott Key, and he died in 1843.
Mary Pickersgill died of a heart attack. She was the maker of the flag flown over Fort McHenry that came to be known as the Star Spangled Banner.
Francis Scott Key wrote it when he saw the British attack at Fort McHenry in War of 1812. He died on January 11, 1843.
They were used for military bombardment. In the Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key mentions "The Rockets red glare. The bombs bursting in air". Those were Congreve rockets.
Mary Pickersgill was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 12, 1776 and died in Baltimore, MD on October 4, 1857. She is well-known for being the seamstress who created the Star Spangled Banner Flag.
It's patriotic, tells how we colonists wanted our freedom from Britain so bad we were willing to die for the future generations, and explains what the war was like back then when colonists (or Patriots) were fighting for freedom.
Banner Johnstone died in 1964.
George Banner died in 1890.
Harmood Banner died in 1865.
Bob Banner died on 2011-06-15.
Donald W. Banner died in 2006.
No, because usually the song has it's own name which doesn't contain the words "national anthem". For example, 'The children sang the American national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", so beautifully at this wonderful international event.' However, '"National Anthem" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her second studio album, Born to Die (2012).' - from Wikipedia