I learned about this in 4th grade from my french teacher. This will give you a whole new perspective on the flag and anthem. This is why people get angry when they desicrate the flag and disrespect the anthem. Still today the flag is never supposed to touch the ground.
I am a Senior Citizen 7 was taught this in grammar school. I am surprised it is not still taught. it was at Fort McHenry, 500 British in 19 ships. Colonists, patriots, died holding the flag up. Francis Scott Key wrote it down as a poem. It later became a song and the song later became the National Anthem. The nuns taught us all this in the 1950s. It is a shame it is still not taught.
I am eighty years old and I learned about this in third grade and again in more detail as a high school freshman. Sadly it has gone the way of so much history in our schools. I often hear comments about the line of rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air, especially when I lived in Europe. People think it shows how violent we are. They don't realize these bombs came from British ships, not from our shores.
Although this video is done in a rather dramatic fashion, nevertheless, this is actually a true story. The British ships guns had longer range than the guns in the fort. So the British were able to fire on the fort all night; apparently the whole war fleet was in that Baltimore harbor. The fort couldn't reach the ships with their guns so they did not attempt to do so. In the morning the British had used all their ammunition and the fort still had theirs. The British sailed away because if they sailed closer the fort would have unleashed on them and destroyed the British navy. This was a pivotal battle in the war of 1812 and both sides knew it. That the people in the fort had the fortitude to keep the flag flying under those odds is why we are a nation today.
It's a lot of lies and a very little truth in this story. It is the fake news of a right-wing religious zealot. Ignore this foolishness, go to the library and get a book and read the real story.
That flag is in the Smithsonian now and can still be seen. So many other countries don't understand our pride in our country and flag. I think this helps explain why a little bit to them.
Crazy how right you are of history repeating itself! Crow! I'm a senior from Canada. I was taught this in American history, as I'm sure it used to be taught in schools in the U.S. as well, back in the day. True education has been turned into indoctrination over the years, in all of Western society. On a lighter note, Ever wondered why Britain conquered all those countries so rich in spices, yet never used any of them? Haha! Cheers from the Alberta Rockies!
I was in two minds whether to send you this request but I'm glad I did as it's of the utmost importance that people know what's behind one of, if not THE most famous of National Anthems. For me, as a Brit, it's shameful and it makes me cry, obviously not for myself but for those who literally gave their lives, knowing the odds were so heavily stacked against them. To that very point, for Americans, it should bolster & amplify your feelings knowing the price and how it was paid, for your Independence and how proud you should be to have it, because of those men. We cannot wipe away history, there are so many hidden & unknown stories that can explain an awful lot but this one packs a punch like no other in my opinion. Many countries have made huge mistakes, going to war unnecessarily and for what? Sometimes it's one man's delusions or psychopathy that is the driving force, an overwhelming need for power, religion, hatred of different creeds & cultures, or another's wish to land grab - whatever the reason - it's abhorrent. Every country has the right to defend its sovereignty which wouldn't be necessary if others didn't attack it for any of the aforementioned reasons or indeed anything else. History seems to teach us nothing, wars are raging as I type this, the reasons for them are included in the list above. I hope that this does get the views it deserves. I can't rewrite history, I also won't shy away from it. I fear for our future generations and can only hope that somehow, equilibrium can be restored not only for the people but for the earth itself.
Sorry to hear that this video made you feel ashamed, as it is largely false. If you read the description of the original video, you will see that they admit it is *NOT* an accurate account of what happened, and suggest that people "look up the accurate story if want the precise info". This is not a history lesson, but a rabble-rousing sermon by a preacher named David C Gibbs jr (hence the 'Amens' in the background) who, shall we say, 'never lets the truth get in the way of a good story'. He tells a great tale, but very little of it actually happened: the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Gibb's vivid imagination. This occurred in 1814, almost 40 years after the revolution. In 1812, *the United States declared war on Britain* (not the other way round), with the aim of annexing Canada while Britain was engaged in Europe fighting the dictatorship of Napoleon, and also to recapture thousands of slaves who were escaping to freedom in Canada every year. It wasn't until after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814 that Britain and Canada mounted a concerted counterattack, with the aim of bringing the US to the negotiating table, not for acquisition of territory. During the intervening time, US forces had made *ten* attempted invasions of Canada (including the burning of York, the capital of Upper Canada). The battle of Baltimore occurred three weeks after the White House had been burned down by escaped slaves who had joined the British forces to fight against their former masters. There were no "thousands of prisoners in cages" on board the ship, there was a single man (Dr William Beanes) who was billeted in an officer's cabin aboard the flagship (contrary to popular belief, warships of this period did not have cells or prisoner facilities). Key didn't go because he had been asked by the government, he went because he was a personal friend of Dr Beanes. It was Colonel John Skinner, the official exchange negotiator (not mentioned in this story), who arranged the release; Key was just along for the ride. There were no "women and children" in the fort: it was a heavily-armed military installation with twenty-three heavy cannons, and over a thousand fighting men, both artillerymen and militia. Together with the infantry and militia at North Point and Hampstead Hill, the defending Americans *outnumbered* the attacking British troops by 5 to 1. There were no "hundreds of ships" firing at the fort, but five gunboats with long-range mortars. It was not a "constant barrage of guns": a total of about 1500 rounds were fired, which is an average of just a single shot each minute over 25 hours. Key did not visit the fort afterwards (indeed they didn't get back to Baltimore until two days after the battle) and so could not have witnessed "bodies propping up the flagpole". The fort had 13-foot thick walls and had suffered very little damage and minimal casualties: out of over 1000 personnel, there were only 4 dead. *No-one died holding up the flag* : two died manning a cannon, one carrying water to the perimeter and one died later from shrapnel. The flagpole was untouched. It was actually a 75-foot tall, repurposed ship's mast, weighing nearly two tons, so the idea of anybody being able to hold it up is pure fantasy.
"I can't rewrite history, I also won't shy away from it." Unfortunately, that's exactly what this story tries to do: if you look at the description of the original source video, you will see they admit it is *NOT* historically accurate. The only things that are correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that a fort outside Baltimore (the name of which he consistently gets wrong) was attacked by British forces and that the flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a figment of the narrator's fertile imagination. No ship full of prisoners, no women or children in the fort, no bodies holding up the flag (which in fact was entirely untouched). "Many countries have made huge mistakes, going to war unnecessarily and for what? Sometimes..... another's wish to land grab.." In which case, don't feel guilty about being British. This was the War of 1812, when *the United States declared war on Britain* (not the other way round), aiming to annex Canada while Britain was engaged fighting the dictatorship of Napoleon in Europe. The US made *ten* separate invasion attempts in two years, until 1814, when a small combined British and Canadian amphibious force made a series of hit-and-run raids down the east coast, with the aim of bringing the US to the negotiating table. Baltimore was attacked three weeks after the raid on Washington DC, after which peace negotiations were opened, when the US agreed to respect the pre-war border and recognise Canada as a separate nation.
This is history..I'm 68 ..back in the day we had American history in jr high..then world history in high school....it's a shame this isn't taught anymore..makes younger people seem ignorant about our country's history...it's important to know how our country came to be ..and why our flag is so precious
When I was in elementary school back in the 1970s every student in my class was required to sing or recite the Star Spangled Banner from memory. We also had to explain the meaning of each line of the song. As for how it was written we learned that Francis Scott Key went out to a British ship as a negotiator. When he was finished he could not go ashore as the tide was out. He could do nothing but watch as the other (unknown number) British ships attacked the unnamed American fort. The next morning when he saw the American flag still flying above the fort he was inspired to write a poem that was later put to music that we now recognize as the Star Spangled Banner. We did not learn anything about any conversations he had on board the ship or of him visiting the fort. This next part is something I once read in an issue of Reminisce magazine about 25 to 30 years ago. I’m doing this from memory so please excuse me if I get something wrong. In the early part of the 20th century the United States of America did not have a national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner was only one of about four or five different songs that the American people were asked to vote for to be the national anthem. For many of the American adults the Star Spangled Banner was the last song on this list that they wanted to be the national anthem. The American people wanted the American government to stay out of the conflicts that were going on during this time period in Europe and Asia. They viewed the Star Spangled Banner as a song that glorified war. As for the other songs on the list they could have voted for the American adults could not agree on which one song should be the national anthem. As this was not an election to select a political candidate or some issues school children, many of them attending one room schoolhouses throughout the country, were allowed to vote. The majority of the school children voted for the Star Spangled Banner and as it received more votes than any of the other songs on the list, after it was ratified by the American government it officially became the national anthem for the United States of America in the 1930s.
No, the US national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is not copyrighted and is in the public domain: The lyrics come from the 1814 poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" by Francis Scott Key. The anthem became public domain for all US citizens and businesses after it was named the national anthem in 1931.
I respectfully disagree. The people, like you and me, still care. It's the greedy corrupt politicians and big business that have forgot. Hopefully, we some day we will quit falling for the distractions they throw in front us and stand together and take our country back 🇺🇲
I was on color guard on board the USS Sacramento in 87 when we dropped the flag. I was horrified. Not my finest moment. I remember a buddy of mine being upset because he fumbled a football on forth and goal, and I said cheer up mate, I once fumbled our flag. God bless you. Peace.
Interesting bit of information we can all thank an Italian assistant band director for picking the Star Spangled Banner as our National Anthem, During the First Modern Olympics the band director was looking for something to play during the medal ceremony in case by chance any Americans won any Gold. (Note I hear they won a lot) They got 2 tunes from a American Navel Vessel that was in harbor and were told they could choose since at that time we had no official Anthem. The band director liked the other number but the Assistant liked the Banner better and switched them. I remember this fro a supposedly true 2 part movie about the First modern Olympics.
Hello Nice Lady, I didn't catch your name if you threw it out! This was my first time sitting in with you today and I really enjoyed your reaction and thoughtful responses! Thank you for allowing me to sit in with you! I appreciate that very much! I subscribed and left a like for you while I was here! Best of luck with your channel! Deb
Paul Harvey can tell a great story he had a radio show when I was young. This is something I just kind of knew growing up and it was probably from this and driving from Houston, Tx to Shawnee, Ok. to see my grandparents. I always cry when they play the anthem. Enjoy
It's not Paul Harvey. It's a recording of a sermon by a lay pastor named Peter C Gibbs Jr (hence the 'Amens' you can hear in the background) who is a moderately good orator but - how can I put it - never lets the truth get in the way of a good story.
This was truly beautiful. Thank you for doing a reaction to this. I didn't know the story behind it either. They should play this in history classes in schools.
You are right in the truth that this has nothing to do with government or anything political. It all has to do with how our flag as an American came to be and all the men/women from there on after and mostly the ones who gave their all. 😊😊❤❤
Sad, as an american you should know this story by heart. The american public school curriculum includes this piece of history at least four times from elementary school through college. The fact that so many americans dont remember this, tells us volumes about the failure of parents and families in America.
Sad, as an American, that the narrator doesnt know the difference between 2 wars 36 years apart. What "colonies" was he talking about??? The War of 1812, which the USA started, was between the fully sovereign USA and Great Britain when USA tried to annex territories north of the St Lawrence River (in what is now Canada) and nearly resulted in Britain achieving what they failed to do 36 years prior. One of the paintings shown was of the USS Constitution, an ironsided super frigate. It was prominent during the War of 1812. You can take tours on it now. The only colonies involved were ones the USA was trying to take away from Britain... and those colonies certainly weren't fighting against Britain.
It's the Revolutionary War - when America became an independent / free country once and for all! No more British rule!! This is a bit embellished . . it was actually Ft. McHenry . . but it is true that the British attacked and our flag did remain flying - Frances Scott Key did write the Star Spangled Banner shortly after this and several months maybe year later it was put to music and became our National Anthem! I remember learning about this in school....didn't remember much else but I remember learning this.... I understood why we don't allow our flag to touch the ground and why we fly it proudly more than any other nation in the world! Pretty Amazing!
It's not the Revolutionary War, but the War of 1812. Fort McHenry wasn't even built until a quarter of a century after the Revolution. The War started when the United States declared war on Britain (not the other way around), aiming to annex Canada while Britain was engaged fighting the dictatorship of Napoleon in Europe. The US made *ten* separate invasion attempts in two years, until 1814, when a combined British and Canadian amphibious force made a series of hit-and-run raids down the east coast, with the aim of bringing the US to the negotiating table. Baltimore was attacked three weeks after the raid on Washington DC, after which peace negotiations were opened. The fixation on not letting the flag touch the ground actually dates from the Civil War, and wasn't formally codified until 1923.
This demonstrates that Americans will believe anything so long as it sounds good or makes them feel good. The National Anthem wasn't written during the Civil War; it was composed over 30 years later, during the War of 1812. It's mind-boggling that someone had to rewrite history to make a video. The story of the Star-Spangled Banner is inspiring enough without needing to fabricate details or an entire new story. Moreover, the most inspirational quote in the video - "The thing that sets the American Christian apart from all other people in the world is that he will die on his feet before he lives on his knees" - was never uttered by Washington. People watch things on RUclips and accept them as truth. It's astonishing.
@@donnak7974 "On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of Fort M'Henry,” was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812."
Not putting down your video but when everything is in reverse , minus the video your watching , It looks like your heart is on your right side. Just a suggestion when making a reaction make sure we see everything the "right" way". Like words and such. I'm glad I can read in reverse. Other than that this was a great reaction.
The description of the battle is somewhat fraudulent. For example, whether the hold of the ship was full of American prisoners or not, Key was not there to trade "one on one" and get them all released. He was only there to obtain the release of one man, Dr. William Beanes. The Americans only had four killed and 24 wounded, and they killed one British subject when their cannon hit one of the ships. You would think from the video that the British cannon obliterated the fort (except for the flag), and it was undefended by cannon of its own. Neither is true. Accuracy was terrible, because the British admiral kept the ships a safe distance away from the American guns. There is no description from the time stating that the flagstaff was broken, or the flag upheld by relays of people. This video is in part religious propaganda, akin to a lot of Christian Nationalist propaganda. We do not know "The Star Spangled Banner" because it is "in our hymnals." We know it because we are taught it in school, and indeed, I have never heard it sung in any worship service. The compiler pulls helpful information out of his ass (the picture used for the British admiral is not of the British admiral), and portrays the event a triumph of orthodox Protestantism. The quote from Washington is fabricated. He never said it. But, though Washington did not utter the words credited to him, he did in fact plead many times for religious tolerance, and against sectarianism. Maryland had been a Catholic colony, and Pennyslvania a Quaker one. Roger Williams had founded Rhode Island because of intolerance in the Plymouth Colony. America was created with a secular government because no establishment of a particular religious body in control here would have held it together.
And another good thing about these battles and these wars that people don't tend to realize remember is that in these wars on America's side every shade of color that exists in human form was fighting with the Americans it may not be a lot of them at the time but there's still many that were there were people who were German Muslim there were legitimate native Americans there were people from Europe there were people from India people from China every nationality was at these conflicts because America was a country that was built upon immigration but every country has their limits and America set those boundaries and those limits a long time ago and now those very limits are being infringed upon in modern-day PS black people are not in these battles during the revolutionary war the war of 1812 and the civil war any black person immigrant and or slave that fought for the United States of America was granted American citizenship and their freedom from slavery if they were a slave that escaped or a slave that was enlisted by either soldiers or their owners
A history major? Then you should know that this video is filled with errors and outright falsehoods. It was the war of 1812, not the Revolutionary War, and the US was not colonies. England had recognized the US as a sovereign country for 30 years, and had no intention or desire to reclaim the US as colonies. The name of the fort was Fort McHenry, not Fort Henry. Mr Key went privately to secure the release of one man, he wasn't sent by the government, and he didn't represent anyone else. He was also not aboard a Royal Navy ship. His sloop was towed to Baltimore by HMS Surprise, and released just before the battle began. Also he didn't go to the fort, he went directly to Baltimore and stayed in an inn for 2 days before going home. There's no record of him ever setting foot in Fort McHenry. Look up the Commanding Officer of Fort McHenry Lt Col Armistead's after action report on the battle. Fort McHenry was a military coastal defense fortress, not a civilian settlement fort, and was garrisoned by 1,000 US Army troops. There were not "hundreds" and definitely NOT the "entire battle fleet" of the Royal Navy (England was at war with Napoleonic France). There were 19 ships (5 bomb ketches 1 Congreve rocket ship escorted by 7 frigates 2 brigs and 1 schooner plus 3 smaller transports) Their names and armament are listed in Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran's campaign report. Such a small squadron represents only slightly more firepower than HMS Victory alone. Per Lt Col Armistead's report there were only 28 casualties in the fort, 24 wounded and 4 KIA, and all save 1 of the casualties occurred on the outer earthwork battery 100 yards away from the flagpole. They also occurred within a couple of seconds when a single broadside from a frigate dismounted 2 cannon mortally wounding 3 and wounding 24 right at the beginning of the battle, before the return fire from the remaining guns drove the frigates off. Also per Lt Col Armistead, damage to the fort was minimal. He wrote that it consisted of 2 public (unfortified administration buildings,, barracks and mess halls) structurally damaged and 2 others lightly damaged, along with the 2 dismounted cannon. He reported that of the 1800 shells and rockets fired, 1400 of them missed the fort entirely passing beyond the fort, and of the 400 that were on target most burst too high and did little or no damage. So, yes, this video is almost 100% fictional.
We need something like this if you want to keep them from coming after you instead of labeling it more of react content label it educational and RUclips can't come after you end the actual story of the Star spangled banner goes back to the war of 1812 so it's not under any trademark or anything it's history
I'm a lifelong proud American but as a lover of good music I have to admit that "The Star Spangled Banner" is such a poorly written song, both lyrically and especially structurally, that I surely wish some other song had been chosen as our national anthem. "God Bless America" would have been a much better choice, in my opinion, but I think we could have done even better by creating a more uplifting song such as has been done in places like Canada and especially like the one they have in Kazakhstan which got a standing ovation in Las Vegas when it was performed by Dimash at a major boxing event in September of last year.
@@MBrown201175 Maybe this will help you understand better, even with your limited music knowledge. This comes from a site called American Songwriter. Please do your best to follow along. It doesn’t have a memorable ‘chorus’ or ‘hook’. It isn’t written in what we would call colloquial speech, so it is awkward to speak the lyric and to memorize it. The structure of the song causes an aural disconnect for the listener. The lyric appears as if it is an A A B A structure. The first A section (lines 1 and 2) parallels the second A section (lines 3 and 4). The B section (lines 5 and 6) is a different section entirely. But, the last A section (lines 7 and 8), looks similar to the first and second A sections, is set to totally different music. This makes it sound as if it is an entirely different section, Section C. The structure of the Star-Spangled Banner reads like an A A B A, but it sounds like an A A B C. We don’t really hear the rhymes as much as we normally would if it was a pop song that has a repeated rhyme scheme from verse to verse. The Star Spangled Banner has an irregular rhyme scheme. It is AB AB CC DD. So the rhymes do not lead the ear in a natural way. It has too many s’s (esses) in the first three lines causing some annoying problems with sibilance. As an example: The second line "Twilight’s Last"… followed by "Stripes… Starts"… and "Perilous"…. In line four, there is a pronunciation problem caused by the sequence of words that begin with ‘w’, "We… Watched… Were"… The mouth muscles do not like the repetition of the ‘w’ sound. In line 5, "Rockets’ Red Glare"… is yet another small tongue twister. The worst annoyance in the lyric is: "Yet Wave… with Wave"… set as a melisma (one syllable stretching over two notes). And these two notes are descending. The melodic setting of the word "Wave" never seems positive or inspirational as indicated by Francis Scott Key’s lyric intention. Because of this melodic setting, it seems to be giving off another less hopeful message. If you are still not able to understand why the structure of the song is so convoluted, there is simply nothing else that can be done for you.
@@mr.snifty Well, if you had read my original comment, you would already know that I am a "true American." Never lived anywhere else, never desired to. Like many other true Americans, I never cared for the song, though, for the very reasons that are detailed in my follow-up comment. That's probably because I care about the quality of the music. Not everyone does. The song is structured so haphazardly that it is not only difficult to sing, it is often painful to listen to. There would have been better choices as our national anthem. Hell, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" would have made a better anthem than this one!
@@GaryDouglas-lj5bz how is it difficult the sing, you say your American but I think your a scum trying to be American, get away from our song you Alien
It's a great story, one of high resolve... but it's a bit conceited. USA was the instigator in the War of 1812 (the bombardment of Ft McHenry was in 1814). So i dont know why the narrator keeps referring to the USA as "the colonies" since they hadn't been colonies for 30+ years by that point. The war started with the USA trying to annex territory north of the St Lawrence River in order to fully control that waterway (that territory is part of Canada now; we never did manage to claim it). This triggered a war with Britain during which they sacked our capitol and nearly managed to reclaim their lost colonies. Basically, Ft McHenry was a bit our fault for starting the war in the first place. This was NOT the Revolutionary War. Part of the reason we tried to annex that territory was commercial, the other was defensive because we were afraid if we let Britain retain forts along the St Lawrence they might use them to try to reconquer the USA. So, the War of 1812 was nearly a self-fulfilling prophecy. That said, it is still a moving story of American resolve... because while Britain wasn't the original aggressor, they certainly were in the case of Ft McHenry... but maybe it never needed to happen.
Interestingly, the states of New England, who stood most to gain from complete control of the St Lawrence, voted *against* going to war. It was the slave-owning states of the south and west, who had been losing thousands of slaves escaping to freedom in Canada each year, who voted in favor of going to war. Again, at the end of the war, the primary US demand was for the return of all escaped slaves. This part of history was very much 'revised' in the popular consciousness of the US after the Civil War. As for Britain 'reclaiming its lost colonies': the attacks on Washington and Baltimore were just a series of hit and run raids by a small amphibious force of about 5000 men, with no cavalry or artillery, and no supplies beyond those carried in the ships. Hardly enough to make an invasion of a country of 7.5 milion (in fact they were outnumbered 5 to 1 just by the troops defending Baltimore), but sufficient to bring the US into peace negotiations
There were other reasons for the war of 1812. England was restricting trade with other European nations such as France. They were also taking American sailors from merchant ships in order to man their warships. Expansion was a factor in the conflict, but it was not the only one. It may have been thirty years removed from the Revolutionary War, but England no doubt still had lingering bad feelings toward "the colonies."
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This is so well done...reaffirms why we Americans love our country...even with the idiots in our Government trying to destroy it. God Bless America.
You're absolutely correct
I learned about this in 4th grade from my french teacher. This will give you a whole new perspective on the flag and anthem. This is why people get angry when they desicrate the flag and disrespect the anthem.
Still today the flag is never supposed to touch the ground.
I am a Senior Citizen 7 was taught this in grammar school. I am surprised it is not still taught. it was at Fort McHenry, 500 British in 19 ships. Colonists, patriots, died holding the flag up. Francis Scott Key wrote it down as a poem. It later became a song and the song later became the National Anthem. The nuns taught us all this in the 1950s. It is a shame it is still not taught.
You weren't taught this in any school because this is full of lies. It is a tale told by a right-wing religious zealot.
I am eighty years old and I learned about this in third grade and again in more detail as a high school freshman. Sadly it has gone the way of so much history in our schools. I often hear comments about the line of rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air, especially when I lived in Europe. People think it shows how violent we are. They don't realize these bombs came from British ships, not from our shores.
Although this video is done in a rather dramatic fashion, nevertheless, this is actually a true story. The British ships guns had longer range than the guns in the fort. So the British were able to fire on the fort all night; apparently the whole war fleet was in that Baltimore harbor. The fort couldn't reach the ships with their guns so they did not attempt to do so. In the morning the British had used all their ammunition and the fort still had theirs. The British sailed away because if they sailed closer the fort would have unleashed on them and destroyed the British navy. This was a pivotal battle in the war of 1812 and both sides knew it. That the people in the fort had the fortitude to keep the flag flying under those odds is why we are a nation today.
It's a lot of lies and a very little truth in this story. It is the fake news of a right-wing religious zealot. Ignore this foolishness, go to the library and get a book and read the real story.
That flag is in the Smithsonian now and can still be seen. So many other countries don't understand our pride in our country and flag. I think this helps explain why a little bit to them.
Crazy how right you are of history repeating itself! Crow! I'm a senior from Canada. I was taught this in American history, as I'm sure it used to be taught in schools in the U.S. as well, back in the day. True education has been turned into indoctrination over the years, in all of Western society. On a lighter note, Ever wondered why Britain conquered all those countries so rich in spices, yet never used any of them? Haha! Cheers from the Alberta Rockies!
I was in two minds whether to send you this request but I'm glad I did as it's of the utmost importance that people know what's behind one of, if not THE most famous of National Anthems. For me, as a Brit, it's shameful and it makes me cry, obviously not for myself but for those who literally gave their lives, knowing the odds were so heavily stacked against them. To that very point, for Americans, it should bolster & amplify your feelings knowing the price and how it was paid, for your Independence and how proud you should be to have it, because of those men. We cannot wipe away history, there are so many hidden & unknown stories that can explain an awful lot but this one packs a punch like no other in my opinion.
Many countries have made huge mistakes, going to war unnecessarily and for what? Sometimes it's one man's delusions or psychopathy that is the driving force, an overwhelming need for power, religion, hatred of different creeds & cultures, or another's wish to land grab - whatever the reason - it's abhorrent.
Every country has the right to defend its sovereignty which wouldn't be necessary if others didn't attack it for any of the aforementioned reasons or indeed anything else. History seems to teach us nothing, wars are raging as I type this, the reasons for them are included in the list above.
I hope that this does get the views it deserves. I can't rewrite history, I also won't shy away from it. I fear for our future generations and can only hope that somehow, equilibrium can be restored not only for the people but for the earth itself.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Sorry to hear that this video made you feel ashamed, as it is largely false. If you read the description of the original video, you will see that they admit it is *NOT* an accurate account of what happened, and suggest that people "look up the accurate story if want the precise info". This is not a history lesson, but a rabble-rousing sermon by a preacher named David C Gibbs jr (hence the 'Amens' in the background) who, shall we say, 'never lets the truth get in the way of a good story'. He tells a great tale, but very little of it actually happened: the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Gibb's vivid imagination.
This occurred in 1814, almost 40 years after the revolution. In 1812, *the United States declared war on Britain* (not the other way round), with the aim of annexing Canada while Britain was engaged in Europe fighting the dictatorship of Napoleon, and also to recapture thousands of slaves who were escaping to freedom in Canada every year. It wasn't until after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814 that Britain and Canada mounted a concerted counterattack, with the aim of bringing the US to the negotiating table, not for acquisition of territory. During the intervening time, US forces had made *ten* attempted invasions of Canada (including the burning of York, the capital of Upper Canada). The battle of Baltimore occurred three weeks after the White House had been burned down by escaped slaves who had joined the British forces to fight against their former masters.
There were no "thousands of prisoners in cages" on board the ship, there was a single man (Dr William Beanes) who was billeted in an officer's cabin aboard the flagship (contrary to popular belief, warships of this period did not have cells or prisoner facilities). Key didn't go because he had been asked by the government, he went because he was a personal friend of Dr Beanes. It was Colonel John Skinner, the official exchange negotiator (not mentioned in this story), who arranged the release; Key was just along for the ride.
There were no "women and children" in the fort: it was a heavily-armed military installation with twenty-three heavy cannons, and over a thousand fighting men, both artillerymen and militia. Together with the infantry and militia at North Point and Hampstead Hill, the defending Americans *outnumbered* the attacking British troops by 5 to 1.
There were no "hundreds of ships" firing at the fort, but five gunboats with long-range mortars. It was not a "constant barrage of guns": a total of about 1500 rounds were fired, which is an average of just a single shot each minute over 25 hours.
Key did not visit the fort afterwards (indeed they didn't get back to Baltimore until two days after the battle) and so could not have witnessed "bodies propping up the flagpole". The fort had 13-foot thick walls and had suffered very little damage and minimal casualties: out of over 1000 personnel, there were only 4 dead. *No-one died holding up the flag* : two died manning a cannon, one carrying water to the perimeter and one died later from shrapnel. The flagpole was untouched. It was actually a 75-foot tall, repurposed ship's mast, weighing nearly two tons, so the idea of anybody being able to hold it up is pure fantasy.
"I can't rewrite history, I also won't shy away from it." Unfortunately, that's exactly what this story tries to do: if you look at the description of the original source video, you will see they admit it is *NOT* historically accurate. The only things that are correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that a fort outside Baltimore (the name of which he consistently gets wrong) was attacked by British forces and that the flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a figment of the narrator's fertile imagination. No ship full of prisoners, no women or children in the fort, no bodies holding up the flag (which in fact was entirely untouched).
"Many countries have made huge mistakes, going to war unnecessarily and for what? Sometimes..... another's wish to land grab.." In which case, don't feel guilty about being British. This was the War of 1812, when *the United States declared war on Britain* (not the other way round), aiming to annex Canada while Britain was engaged fighting the dictatorship of Napoleon in Europe. The US made *ten* separate invasion attempts in two years, until 1814, when a small combined British and Canadian amphibious force made a series of hit-and-run raids down the east coast, with the aim of bringing the US to the negotiating table. Baltimore was attacked three weeks after the raid on Washington DC, after which peace negotiations were opened, when the US agreed to respect the pre-war border and recognise Canada as a separate nation.
This is history..I'm 68 ..back in the day we had American history in jr high..then world history in high school....it's a shame this isn't taught anymore..makes younger people seem ignorant about our country's history...it's important to know how our country came to be ..and why our flag is so precious
When I was in elementary school back in the 1970s every student in my class was required to sing or recite the Star Spangled Banner from memory. We also had to explain the meaning of each line of the song. As for how it was written we learned that Francis Scott Key went out to a British ship as a negotiator. When he was finished he could not go ashore as the tide was out. He could do nothing but watch as the other (unknown number) British ships attacked the unnamed American fort. The next morning when he saw the American flag still flying above the fort he was inspired to write a poem that was later put to music that we now recognize as the Star Spangled Banner. We did not learn anything about any conversations he had on board the ship or of him visiting the fort. This next part is something I once read in an issue of Reminisce magazine about 25 to 30 years ago. I’m doing this from memory so please excuse me if I get something wrong. In the early part of the 20th century the United States of America did not have a national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner was only one of about four or five different songs that the American people were asked to vote for to be the national anthem. For many of the American adults the Star Spangled Banner was the last song on this list that they wanted to be the national anthem. The American people wanted the American government to stay out of the conflicts that were going on during this time period in Europe and Asia. They viewed the Star Spangled Banner as a song that glorified war. As for the other songs on the list they could have voted for the American adults could not agree on which one song should be the national anthem. As this was not an election to select a political candidate or some issues school children, many of them attending one room schoolhouses throughout the country, were allowed to vote. The majority of the school children voted for the Star Spangled Banner and as it received more votes than any of the other songs on the list, after it was ratified by the American government it officially became the national anthem for the United States of America in the 1930s.
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No, the US national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is not copyrighted and is in the public domain:
The lyrics come from the 1814 poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" by Francis Scott Key.
The anthem became public domain for all US citizens and businesses after it was named the national anthem in 1931.
I respectfully disagree. The people, like you and me, still care. It's the greedy corrupt politicians and big business that have forgot. Hopefully, we some day we will quit falling for the distractions they throw in front us and stand together and take our country back 🇺🇲
I was on color guard on board the USS Sacramento in 87 when we dropped the flag. I was horrified. Not my finest moment. I remember a buddy of mine being upset because he fumbled a football on forth and goal, and I said cheer up mate, I once fumbled our flag.
God bless you. Peace.
Great reaction I pray for peace in America and I'm American.
Interesting bit of information we can all thank an Italian assistant band director for picking the Star Spangled Banner as our National Anthem, During the First Modern Olympics the band director was looking for something to play during the medal ceremony in case by chance any Americans won any Gold. (Note I hear they won a lot) They got 2 tunes from a American Navel Vessel that was in harbor and were told they could choose since at that time we had no official Anthem. The band director liked the other number but the Assistant liked the Banner better and switched them. I remember this fro a supposedly true 2 part movie about the First modern Olympics.
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Paul Harvey can tell a great story he had a radio show when I was young. This is something I just kind of knew growing up and it was probably from this and driving from Houston, Tx to Shawnee, Ok. to see my grandparents. I always cry when they play the anthem. Enjoy
It's not Paul Harvey. It's a recording of a sermon by a lay pastor named Peter C Gibbs Jr (hence the 'Amens' you can hear in the background) who is a moderately good orator but - how can I put it - never lets the truth get in the way of a good story.
It was the War of 1812 and most Americans know that wasn't the Revolutionary War or the Civil War.
The American flag will never be on the ground in my presence! We don't surrender! 🙏🇺🇸
It still surprises me young people don’t know this. War of 1812 the flag is still in museum in DC.
Also Francis Scott Key's written poem of what he watched! Is in the Smithsonian museum!
This was truly beautiful. Thank you for doing a reaction to this. I didn't know the story behind it either. They should play this in history classes in schools.
This narrative is full of lies.
Most folks don't even know that there are four verses to The National Anthem. The one that we all know is just the first verse.
I am 74 years old, they use to teach this in school, I guess they stopped teaching it😢😢❤
You are a good American...God bless you..
Beautiful Reaction thank you
You are right in the truth that this has nothing to do with government or anything political. It all has to do with how our flag as an American came to be and all the men/women from there on after and mostly the ones who gave their all. 😊😊❤❤
You should hear Paul Harvey, IF I WERE THE DEVIL. It first aired in 1965 but its relevant today. Its almost prophecy.
Yes , I loved Paul Harvey I totally agree
The US military has never forgotten what Our Flag means to us ❤
The bombardment actually lasted 25 hours.
Sad, as an american you should know this story by heart. The american public school curriculum includes this piece of history at least four times from elementary school through college. The fact that so many americans dont remember this, tells us volumes about the failure of parents and families in America.
Sad, as an American, that the narrator doesnt know the difference between 2 wars 36 years apart. What "colonies" was he talking about???
The War of 1812, which the USA started, was between the fully sovereign USA and Great Britain when USA tried to annex territories north of the St Lawrence River (in what is now Canada) and nearly resulted in Britain achieving what they failed to do 36 years prior.
One of the paintings shown was of the USS Constitution, an ironsided super frigate. It was prominent during the War of 1812. You can take tours on it now.
The only colonies involved were ones the USA was trying to take away from Britain... and those colonies certainly weren't fighting against Britain.
It's the Revolutionary War - when America became an independent / free country once and for all! No more British rule!! This is a bit embellished . . it was actually Ft. McHenry . . but it is true that the British attacked and our flag did remain flying - Frances Scott Key did write the Star Spangled Banner shortly after this and several months maybe year later it was put to music and became our National Anthem! I remember learning about this in school....didn't remember much else but I remember learning this.... I understood why we don't allow our flag to touch the ground and why we fly it proudly more than any other nation in the world! Pretty Amazing!
It's not the Revolutionary War, but the War of 1812. Fort McHenry wasn't even built until a quarter of a century after the Revolution. The War started when the United States declared war on Britain (not the other way around), aiming to annex Canada while Britain was engaged fighting the dictatorship of Napoleon in Europe. The US made *ten* separate invasion attempts in two years, until 1814, when a combined British and Canadian amphibious force made a series of hit-and-run raids down the east coast, with the aim of bringing the US to the negotiating table. Baltimore was attacked three weeks after the raid on Washington DC, after which peace negotiations were opened.
The fixation on not letting the flag touch the ground actually dates from the Civil War, and wasn't formally codified until 1923.
right? i had never heard that part of this story. i am 51. it hit me the same way
It breaks my heart as well
If you think no one in the USA thinks so much of this flag anymore, you don't know any United States Marines
It's not just the Marines who thinks that way, we all have had many brothers whose coffins were draped with our flag!!
My b rother was on hill 55 in 1968 with the corps, I still have his flag @@clydea.murphy2219
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This demonstrates that Americans will believe anything so long as it sounds good or makes them feel good. The National Anthem wasn't written during the Civil War; it was composed over 30 years later, during the War of 1812. It's mind-boggling that someone had to rewrite history to make a video. The story of the Star-Spangled Banner is inspiring enough without needing to fabricate details or an entire new story. Moreover, the most inspirational quote in the video - "The thing that sets the American Christian apart from all other people in the world is that he will die on his feet before he lives on his knees" - was never uttered by Washington. People watch things on RUclips and accept them as truth. It's astonishing.
The civi war between the north and south not the Brits
@@donnak7974 "On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of Fort M'Henry,” was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812."
Not putting down your video but when everything is in reverse , minus the video your watching , It looks like your heart is on your right side. Just a suggestion when making a reaction make sure we see everything the "right" way". Like words and such. I'm glad I can read in reverse. Other than that this was a great reaction.
The description of the battle is somewhat fraudulent. For example, whether the hold of the ship was full of American prisoners or not, Key was not there to trade "one on one" and get them all released. He was only there to obtain the release of one man, Dr. William Beanes. The Americans only had four killed and 24 wounded, and they killed one British subject when their cannon hit one of the ships. You would think from the video that the British cannon obliterated the fort (except for the flag), and it was undefended by cannon of its own. Neither is true. Accuracy was terrible, because the British admiral kept the ships a safe distance away from the American guns. There is no description from the time stating that the flagstaff was broken, or the flag upheld by relays of people. This video is in part religious propaganda, akin to a lot of Christian Nationalist propaganda. We do not know "The Star Spangled Banner" because it is "in our hymnals." We know it because we are taught it in school, and indeed, I have never heard it sung in any worship service. The compiler pulls helpful information out of his ass (the picture used for the British admiral is not of the British admiral), and portrays the event a triumph of orthodox Protestantism. The quote from Washington is fabricated. He never said it. But, though Washington did not utter the words credited to him, he did in fact plead many times for religious tolerance, and against sectarianism. Maryland had been a Catholic colony, and Pennyslvania a Quaker one. Roger Williams had founded Rhode Island because of intolerance in the Plymouth Colony. America was created with a secular government because no establishment of a particular religious body in control here would have held it together.
War of 1812.
They also use to say the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I don't think they do that anymore either 😢😢😢❤
There are 3 more verses to The Star Spangled Banner that we never hear..
Love your reaction to this video. If you like and have not already please check out Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance. It’s another good video.
And another good thing about these battles and these wars that people don't tend to realize remember is that in these wars on America's side every shade of color that exists in human form was fighting with the Americans it may not be a lot of them at the time but there's still many that were there were people who were German Muslim there were legitimate native Americans there were people from Europe there were people from India people from China every nationality was at these conflicts because America was a country that was built upon immigration but every country has their limits and America set those boundaries and those limits a long time ago and now those very limits are being infringed upon in modern-day PS black people are not in these battles during the revolutionary war the war of 1812 and the civil war any black person immigrant and or slave that fought for the United States of America was granted American citizenship and their freedom from slavery if they were a slave that escaped or a slave that was enlisted by either soldiers or their owners
I know as history major- you should know as American
A history major? Then you should know that this video is filled with errors and outright falsehoods.
It was the war of 1812, not the Revolutionary War, and the US was not colonies. England had recognized the US as a sovereign country for 30 years, and had no intention or desire to reclaim the US as colonies.
The name of the fort was Fort McHenry, not Fort Henry.
Mr Key went privately to secure the release of one man, he wasn't sent by the government, and he didn't represent anyone else. He was also not aboard a Royal Navy ship. His sloop was towed to Baltimore by HMS Surprise, and released just before the battle began. Also he didn't go to the fort, he went directly to Baltimore and stayed in an inn for 2 days before going home. There's no record of him ever setting foot in Fort McHenry.
Look up the Commanding Officer of Fort McHenry Lt Col Armistead's after action report on the battle.
Fort McHenry was a military coastal defense fortress, not a civilian settlement fort, and was garrisoned by 1,000 US Army troops.
There were not "hundreds" and definitely NOT the "entire battle fleet" of the Royal Navy (England was at war with Napoleonic France). There were 19 ships (5 bomb ketches 1 Congreve rocket ship escorted by 7 frigates 2 brigs and 1 schooner plus 3 smaller transports) Their names and armament are listed in Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran's campaign report. Such a small squadron represents only slightly more firepower than HMS Victory alone.
Per Lt Col Armistead's report there were only 28 casualties in the fort, 24 wounded and 4 KIA, and all save 1 of the casualties occurred on the outer earthwork battery 100 yards away from the flagpole. They also occurred within a couple of seconds when a single broadside from a frigate dismounted 2 cannon mortally wounding 3 and wounding 24 right at the beginning of the battle, before the return fire from the remaining guns drove the frigates off.
Also per Lt Col Armistead, damage to the fort was minimal. He wrote that it consisted of 2 public (unfortified administration buildings,, barracks and mess halls) structurally damaged and 2 others lightly damaged, along with the 2 dismounted cannon. He reported that of the 1800 shells and rockets fired, 1400 of them missed the fort entirely passing beyond the fort, and of the 400 that were on target most burst too high and did little or no damage.
So, yes, this video is almost 100% fictional.
We need something like this if you want to keep them from coming after you instead of labeling it more of react content label it educational and RUclips can't come after you end the actual story of the Star spangled banner goes back to the war of 1812 so it's not under any trademark or anything it's history
It's hard to believe that this story takes a back seat to the entitled millionaire athletes who refuse to respect the flag and the anthem.
Christian version.
I'm a lifelong proud American but as a lover of good music I have to admit that "The Star Spangled Banner" is such a poorly written song, both lyrically and especially structurally, that I surely wish some other song had been chosen as our national anthem. "God Bless America" would have been a much better choice, in my opinion, but I think we could have done even better by creating a more uplifting song such as has been done in places like Canada and especially like the one they have in Kazakhstan which got a standing ovation in Las Vegas when it was performed by Dimash at a major boxing event in September of last year.
So, you know nothing of music structure.. shhh.. quiet now..
@@MBrown201175 Maybe this will help you understand better, even with your limited music knowledge. This comes from a site called American Songwriter. Please do your best to follow along. It doesn’t have a memorable ‘chorus’ or ‘hook’. It isn’t written in what we would call colloquial speech, so it is awkward to speak the lyric and to memorize it. The structure of the song causes an aural disconnect for the listener. The lyric appears as if it is an A A B A structure. The first A section (lines 1 and 2) parallels the second A section (lines 3 and 4). The B section (lines 5 and 6) is a different section entirely. But, the last A section (lines 7 and 8), looks similar to the first and second A sections, is set to totally different music. This makes it sound as if it is an entirely different section, Section C. The structure of the Star-Spangled Banner reads like an A A B A, but it sounds like an A A B C. We don’t really hear the rhymes as much as we normally would if it was a pop song that has a repeated rhyme scheme from verse to verse. The Star Spangled Banner has an irregular rhyme scheme. It is AB AB CC DD. So the rhymes do not lead the ear in a natural way.
It has too many s’s (esses) in the first three lines causing some annoying problems with sibilance. As an example: The second line "Twilight’s Last"… followed by "Stripes… Starts"… and "Perilous"….
In line four, there is a pronunciation problem caused by the sequence of words that begin with ‘w’, "We… Watched… Were"… The mouth muscles do not like the repetition of the ‘w’ sound. In line 5, "Rockets’ Red Glare"… is yet another small tongue twister. The worst annoyance in the lyric is: "Yet Wave… with Wave"… set as a melisma (one syllable stretching over two notes). And these two notes are descending. The melodic setting of the word "Wave" never seems positive or inspirational as indicated by Francis Scott Key’s lyric intention. Because of this melodic setting, it seems to be giving off another less hopeful message. If you are still not able to understand why the structure of the song is so convoluted, there is simply nothing else that can be done for you.
Dude, that song is our history, I would never give up that song for any other song, a true American would agree, ARE YOU?
@@mr.snifty Well, if you had read my original comment, you would already know that I am a "true American." Never lived anywhere else, never desired to. Like many other true Americans, I never cared for the song, though, for the very reasons that are detailed in my follow-up comment. That's probably because I care about the quality of the music. Not everyone does. The song is structured so haphazardly that it is not only difficult to sing, it is often painful to listen to. There would have been better choices as our national anthem. Hell, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" would have made a better anthem than this one!
@@GaryDouglas-lj5bz how is it difficult the sing, you say your American but I think your a scum trying to be American, get away from our song you Alien
It's a great story, one of high resolve... but it's a bit conceited. USA was the instigator in the War of 1812 (the bombardment of Ft McHenry was in 1814). So i dont know why the narrator keeps referring to the USA as "the colonies" since they hadn't been colonies for 30+ years by that point.
The war started with the USA trying to annex territory north of the St Lawrence River in order to fully control that waterway (that territory is part of Canada now; we never did manage to claim it). This triggered a war with Britain during which they sacked our capitol and nearly managed to reclaim their lost colonies. Basically, Ft McHenry was a bit our fault for starting the war in the first place. This was NOT the Revolutionary War.
Part of the reason we tried to annex that territory was commercial, the other was defensive because we were afraid if we let Britain retain forts along the St Lawrence they might use them to try to reconquer the USA. So, the War of 1812 was nearly a self-fulfilling prophecy.
That said, it is still a moving story of American resolve... because while Britain wasn't the original aggressor, they certainly were in the case of Ft McHenry... but maybe it never needed to happen.
Interestingly, the states of New England, who stood most to gain from complete control of the St Lawrence, voted *against* going to war. It was the slave-owning states of the south and west, who had been losing thousands of slaves escaping to freedom in Canada each year, who voted in favor of going to war. Again, at the end of the war, the primary US demand was for the return of all escaped slaves. This part of history was very much 'revised' in the popular consciousness of the US after the Civil War.
As for Britain 'reclaiming its lost colonies': the attacks on Washington and Baltimore were just a series of hit and run raids by a small amphibious force of about 5000 men, with no cavalry or artillery, and no supplies beyond those carried in the ships. Hardly enough to make an invasion of a country of 7.5 milion (in fact they were outnumbered 5 to 1 just by the troops defending Baltimore), but sufficient to bring the US into peace negotiations
There were other reasons for the war of 1812. England was restricting trade with other European nations such as France. They were also taking American sailors from merchant ships in order to man their warships. Expansion was a factor in the conflict, but it was not the only one. It may have been thirty years removed from the Revolutionary War, but England no doubt still had lingering bad feelings toward "the colonies."
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