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Author of The Star-Spangled Banner poem | Francis Scott Key |
Author's profession | Lawyer |
Doctor imprisoned on British ship | William Beanes |
Why the doctor was imprisoned | Ordered 3 stragglers imprisoned when British retreated from Washington, D.C. |
Reason lawyer gave for releasing doctor | Had given British soldiers excellent medical care |
Fort being bombed by the British | Fort McHenry |
City where fort is located | Baltimore |
Inspiration for the poem | Breeze unfurled the stars and stripes |
Tune used for The Star-Spangled Banner | To Anacreon in Heaven |
How public discovered the poem | Was published in local newspapers |
Year song became National Anthem | 1931 |
Year poem was written | 1814 |