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200 years ago today: The British attacked Ft. McHenry outside of Baltimore, Maryland. The battle lasted 25 hours. When it was over, a gigantic American flag was raised over the fort, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner. You can see the flag for free everyday at the museum, beautifully preserved in a low oxygen, low light chamber. Have you visited it? Today, were launching a campaign to help us continue to preserve and display treasures like the flag. Make a special donation today: bit.ly/1uz5UGZ Like the battle, our campaign will last 25 hours. Our goal in honor of the bicentennial? 200 donations.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:30:49 +0000

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