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Highlights in History for the month of September

September 14, 1814 - Francis Scott Keys  was inspired to write his poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing how Fort McHenry in Maryland had endured British bombardment during the War of 1812.

September 28, 1781 - American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their siege of Yorktown, Virginia. Our Revolutionary War page.

 

 

 

 

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June 2, 2007