FILE - The American Flag is held on the field as the American national anthem is performed before the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on Feb.
6, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - On March 3, 1931, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially adopted as the U.S.
national anthem. In recognition, National Anthem Day is celebrated each year in honor of the patriotic song that celebrates America's triumph and endurance.The song was originally a poem, penned by Francis Scott Key in 1814 with a different title.
Here is a history of the U.S. national anthem and some lesser-known facts. Francis Scott Key penned his poem during a naval attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore, on the Chesapeake Bay, by British ships during the war of 1812.