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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The National Park Service's Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine issued the following press release:

Standing on the deck of a British vessel, Francis Scott Key watched helplessly as ships from the greatest navy in the world rained shot and shell on Fort McHenry, the little fort protecting the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The inspiring story behind our national anthem is brought to life in a new classroom lesson plan, "The Rockets' Red Glare:" Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry, found at http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp.

The lesson plan was created cooperatively by the National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places program and ...

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