Baseball and the Star-Spangled Banner

Baseball Sports Decor Wall Hanging Reviewing how the Star-Spangled Banner became associated with sports.  September 14, 2014, marked the 200th anniversary of the “Star-Spangled Banner”.   It originally was a poem called "Defence of Fort M'Henry" written by Francis Scott Key 0n 9-14-1814 after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the American