Tag: Poetry

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14th September 1814: The poem that provides the lyrics to the United States’ national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key

14th September 2022
Tagged as: America, Battle of Baltimore, Culture, Francis Scott Key, Music, National Anthem, Poetry, United States, War of 1812

The poem Defence of Fort M’Henry provides an account of the British attack on the United States during the Battle of Baltimore.

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23rd December 1823: The poem A Visit from St Nicholas, better known as The Night Before Christmas, published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel

23rd December 2021
Tagged as: America, Christmas, Culture, Literature, Poetry, Santa Claus, United States, USA

The poem is significant for being the first source to give the names of Santa’s reindeer, as well as establishing the image of the jolly fat Santa that we know today.

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14th September 1814: USA’s national anthem lyrics written as the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry”

14th September 2021
Tagged as: America, Music, Nationalism, Poetry, USA

On the 14^th September 1814, the poem that was to provide the lyrics for the United States’ national anthem was written by 35 year-old Francis Scott Key.

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3rd May 1915: John McCrae composes the war poem ‘In Flanders Fields’

3rd May 2019
Tagged as: Canada, Culture, First World War, Poetry, War, Ypres

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian doctor, wrote the war poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, which inspired the symbol of the poppy to commemorate members of the military killed in war.