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BREAKING
Our Last Independence Day?
The tattered flag that flew over Fort McHenry near Baltimore Harbor is now
enshrined in a museum. Francis Scott Key, an American lawyer, had boarded
a British warship on Sept. 13, 1814 to petition the British for the release of
an American doctor held prisoner. Before Key could leave the ship however,
the British fleet attacked Ft. McHenry. Key was detained during the battle,
and all he could do was stare out over the water toward Ft. McHenry as the
furious British bombardment pummeled the fort for over 25 hours. When the
shelling stopped after dawn, Key eagerly peered out over the water through
the early-morning mist and gun smoke.....