The Maryland Tourism Coalition is hosting a virtual tour next week for National Travel and Tourism Week, showcasing five ...

The most noticeable thing about Mary Pickersgill?s house in downtown Baltimore is the way it smells. It is old and musty. The floors creak and the walls are cracking. The doors and windows look as if ...

The Maryland Tourism Coalition is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week with a virtual tour of five historic locations, ending at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House and Museum in Baltimore.

Grand opening of the “In Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness” exhibition at the National Museum of American History in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence ...

The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation, 1914, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History In 1878, New York stockbroker Eben Appleton inherited the Star-Spangled Banner, the very flag that ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many of us put our hands on our hearts and try to croak ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you happen to find some remnants of woven wool in your attic — in red, white or blue and marked Fort McHenry — the Smithsonian Institution would like to know. Trump threatens to ...

The National Museum of American History has never really finished the transition from its old name, the Museum of History and Technology -- which is still chiseled above the entrance. When the subject ...

Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit of survival, symbolizing the nation's push for ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The War of 1812 may be the United States' forgotten conflict, but an unprecedented art museum exhibit shows that there was a lot more to it than the "The Star-Spangled Banner." ...