Visitors unfold the 30 x 42-foot 1814 replica garrison flag under the direction of Ranger Lynn McFarland, after the raising of a smaller 17 x 25-foot storm flag over Fort McHenry. Ruby Jason, 4, of ...
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Most people think of Fort McHenry associated with the War of 1812, but did you know it played an important role in World War I?Mobile users tap here to watch videoA performance at Fort McHenry this ...
More than 41-million vehicles travel through it every year, but on Sunday you'll have a chance to run or walk through the Fort McHenry tunnel. The Maryland Transportation Authority announced the ...
Join the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and NPCA on Friday, June 7 at 7 PM for an outdoor concert at Baltimore’s own national park, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. Symphony in the ...
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They danced all around the hospital at Fort McHenry when the armistice ending World War I was declared. Emily Raine Williams, the chief nurse, recalled singing, too: “War is over.” On Saturday, the ...
The sight that inspired Francis Scott Key to pen what became the national anthem? A giant American flag above Baltimore's Fort McHenry on Sept. 14, 1814, signaling the city's rebuff of the mighty ...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Despite pleas from Baltimore Mayor Jack Young to stay home, President Donald Trump was at Fort McHenry on Monday for a Memorial Day ceremony. The president was on the ground for ...
President Trump on Monday visited Arlington National Cemetery and Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry to honor fallen soldiers for Memorial Day as he touted America's long history of courage and ...
During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore, Maryland, intent on attacking the city. But Baltimore was defended by Fort McHenry — a star-shaped fort perfectly situated on the Baltimore ...