sep 14, 1814 - Fort McHenry - Sept. 14, 1814
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The British, for three days, bombarded the American forces at Fort McHenry. The Americans, unexpectedly, held back the British. Francis Scott Key watched the battle and was inspired to write a poem that we now use as our National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner."
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