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Francis Scott Key, a young lawyer and amateur poet witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during in September of 1814. The order came down to extinguish all lights in the Fort and in all of Baltimore so the British could not aim at any source. It was not until the dawn, before Francis could see if our flag still waved above the fort.

Fort McHenry - www.nps.gov/fomc

''I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.'' --- Thomas Jefferson

Video excerpts from P L A N E T - E A R T H by the B.B.C.
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Complete-David-Attenborough/dp/B000MR9D5E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1278233229&sr=1-2

Music - Leonard Bernstein performs Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Appalachian Spring: http://www.amazon.com/Bernstein-Century-Copland-Appalachian-Spring/dp/B0000029XG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278232932&sr=1-3

Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight:
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Knight-Hans-Zimmer/dp/B0017I1FP8/ref=pd_sim_m_1

Video URL:
http://www.popmodal.com/video/5765/4th-July--American-Skies--Fort-McHenry-HD-