CSPAN3 American Artifacts August 25, 2014
Each week, american artifacts takes readers into our kinds and Historic Sites around the country. Next we visit this miss Smithsonian National museum in washington dc. 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the British Naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. The flying of the garrison flag the morning after the barrage inspired Francis Scott key to write the words that later became our National Anthem. Im jennifer jones. I am in charge of the starspangled banner. I am suzanne. For the duration of the starspangled banner preservation project, i was the chief contributor. We will ...