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An offshore panoramic image of the historic Fort McHenry in the harbor entrance to the city of Baltimore Maryland, USA. The American national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, was written by lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, a prisoner aboard a British ship, as he watched the bombardment of the fort by British forces during the War of 1812 on September 13, 1814.