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At the end of the 1814 bombardment of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, an American flag featuring 15 stars and fifteen stripes, is raised to show that America has saved the city from the British attackers. Seeing this, lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key is inspired to write a poem which, in turn, will inspire the song The Star-Spangled Banner which will become the National Anthem Of The United States Of America.
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