1. The Star Spangled Banner Citizenship Lesson: 2nd Grade

2. History of the Flag

3. The Flag..

4. Raised over Fort McHenry in 1814.

5. It symbolizes an American victory over the British in the 1812 War- The Battle of Baltimore.

6. Francis Scott Key..

7. Was on a warship during the Battle of Baltimore.

8. He could see a flag standing from the glare of the bombs and rockets all night.

9. From poem to song..

10. He was inspired to write a poem about it’s perseverance.

11. After writing, he realized it fit perfectly with music from a song.

12. The original song has 4 verses, but today only one is sang.

13. O! Say can you see

14. By the dawn’s early light

15. What so proudly we hailed

16. At the twilight’s last gleaming

17. Whose broad strips and bright stars

18. Through the perilous fight

19. O’er the ramparts we watched

20. Were so gallantly streaming

21. And the rockets’ red glare

22. The bombs bursting in air

23. Gave proof through the night

24. That our flag was still there

25. O! say does that star-spangled

26. Banner yet wave

27. O’er the land of the free

28. And the home of the brave

29. Starting a tradition..

30. In 1916, the president Woodrow Wilson ordered that the "Banner" should be played by the military and navy.

31. In 1939, Congress named the song the national anthem.

32. “Baseball was, is, and always will be - to me - the best game in the world.” Babe Ruth.

33. Along with becoming the national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner began being played at sporting events.

34. The first event it debuted was the 1918 World Series.

35. Today, the Star Spangled Banner is still used for sporting and patriotic events.

36. Although most people have heard it, few know the extensive history behind it.