Did You Know? – War of 1812

Did You Know?

During the siege at Ft. McHenry in the War of 1812, pouring rain made the ground so soft that most of the 1,800 cannon balls the British fired sank in the mud instead of exploding.

It was during this siege that Francis Scott Key penned the words to the “Star Spangled Banner” as he watched the Fort and America’s flag withstand the battering from the British. Despite it’s popularity in America over the years, the “Star Spangled Banner” did not become the National Anthem until 1931.