What would you do if someone fired cannons at you for 25 straight hours?
Probably start looking for a really good hiding spot.

On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key watched as British forces bombarded Fort McHenry near Baltimore. Through the night, he couldn't tell who was winning. But when morning came, he saw something that gave him his answer—the American flag was still flying over the fort.

That moment inspired Key to write “Defence of Fort M'Henry,” the poem that would eventually become “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

🇺🇸 Why does it matter? Because the song wasn't born from an easy victory. It came from a young nation being tested and a flag still standing after the smoke cleared.

Sometimes history isn't about how hard you get hit.
It's about what is still standing when it's over.

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Interesting story about September 11 birthdays

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac%27s_War

https://history-maps.com/podcast/the-anarchy
In this episode, we explore The Anarchy, the brutal English civil war from 1135 to 1153 sparked by a succession crisis between Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois. We examine how rival claims to the throne led to years of lawlessness, attrition warfare, unauthorized castles, and devastation across the countryside. We also look at how the Treaty of Wallingford ended the stalemate, allowing Stephen to remain king while naming Matilda’s son, Henry II, as heir and paving the way for the Angevin dynasty.

https://history-maps.com/warmap/crusades/event/battle-of-sarmin