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Our Flag Is Still There: A Visit to the Star-Spangled Banner

Our Flag Is Still There: A Visit to the Star-Spangled Banner

FromAfter the Fact


Our Flag Is Still There: A Visit to the Star-Spangled Banner

FromAfter the Fact

ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stat: The flag that inspired our national anthem has 15 stars and stripes. Story: It flew over Fort McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. And after the fight, it was what Francis Scott Key was looking for when he asked, “Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave.” It was, and it continues to inspire Americans today in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington. Host Dan LeDuc went there to talk to curator Jennifer Jones about the history of perhaps our most famous flag.
Released:
Jun 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society’s biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.