Less than three decades after winning its independence from Great Britain, the still nascent United States was, again, at war with its old adversary across the Atlantic. The conflict lasted only two years. But when it ended, not only had the existence of the new nation been firmly established, it had effectively proclaimed that there was a new player on the world stage.
As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, you are invited to hear the story of what happened during those pivotal years of 1812 through 1814, as told by Alan Walden, one of the most prominent broadcast journalists in the mid-Atlantic, sole winner of the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Chairman Emeritus of the Friends of Fort McHenry, and President-Life Member of the Baltimore Council of the Navy League of the United States.
An enlightening and entertaining evening is promised as we hear how the Battle of Baltimore and the Royal Navy’s relentless but ultimately futile 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry, which led Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became our National Anthem, turned the tide.
Join us on Wednesday, October 22nd, at 7.00 PM. A $10 per person donation to the Baltimore Chapter of the Navy League of the United States is requested.