Final answer:
Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
Explanation:
Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 in Baltimore by the British forces. The poem he penned while held captive aboard a British ship eventually became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.
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