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He Came, He Saw, He Wrote Jim Woodard
Category: USA Yesterday Published: July 2006
Almost 200 yrs have passed since lawyer/poet Francis Scott Key had a ringside seat to one of the greatest battles in American history. When the smoke had cleared, the US had defeated Great Britain in the War of 1812 and our nation had a new anthem.