1. Nationalism, Patriotism and the National Anthem

2. Made in Baltimore, Maryland, in July-August 1813 by flagmaker Mary Pickersgill Commissioned by Major George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry Original size: 30 feet by 42 feet Current size: 30 feet by 34 feet Fifteen stars and fifteen stripes (one star has been cut out) Raised over Fort McHenry on the morning of September 14, 1814, to signal American victory over the British in the Battle of Baltimore; the sight inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” Preserved by the Armistead family as a memento of the battle First loaned to the Smithsonian Institution in 1907; converted to permanent gift in 1912 On exhibit at the National Museum of American History since 1964 Major, multi-year conservation effort launched in 1998 Plans for new permanent exhibition gallery now underway FUN FACTS about the ACTUAL Star Spangled Banner from the Battle of Baltimore

3. Francis Scott Key reaches out towards the flag in "The Star Spangled Banner" by Percy Moran Credit: Moran, Percy. "The Star Spangled Banner." Copyright 1913. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

7. Whitney Houston, January 27, 1991 http://youtu.be/Z1QmeEdFOSc This video was recorded at the now demolished Tampa Stadium for Super Bowl XXV in 1991. A single of the performance was later released to raise funds for soldiers and families of those involved in the Persian Gulf War. Houston donated her portion of the proceeds.

8. Jimi Hendrix Woodstock, August 17, 1969 http://youtu.be/wt3cYpFLJiM During the final set of the historic Woodstock music festival (attended by mostly counterculture young Americans, including many Vietnam War protestors), Jimi Hendrix let loose with a rendition of the Star- Spangled Banner on electric guitar that's been called the most important political rock statement of the 1960s.

9. Roseanne Barr http://youtu.be/ls1YVhcLD2c Roseanne Barr is a comedienne, famous for her "fierce working-class domestic goddess" persona. Controversy arose when she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" off-key at a 1990 nationally aired baseball game, followed by grabbing her crotch and spitting.