Defenders’ Day

by Andrew Hazlett on September 14, 2009

in Historical Memory, History, Interesting Videos, video

On September 14, 1814 the sun rose over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry to reveal a tattered American flag still flying after a night of intense bombardment by British warships. In response, Francis Scott Key wrote a stirring poem set to an unsingable tune. Here is a very lovely short film shot at a Fort McHenry “Fife & Drum” ceremony.

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