The star-spangled banner was born in Baltimore. According to legend, Fort McHenry in the southeast of Baltimore was used as an outpost against Britain in the Second Anglo-American War. It was built on an island, a fortress with a five-pointed star on the plane, and choked into the main port. 18 14, the British fleet made a direct attack on fort mchenry and bombed it day and night. At that time, an American lawyer named Francis Scott Key took a boat to a British ship to negotiate the release of detained American civilians. He witnessed the British bombing of Fort McHenry, and he was very worried. The next morning, when he saw the Stars and Stripes still flying over the fortress through the smoke on the battlefield, he was deeply moved and wrote the poem "Home of the Brave" with passion. Poetry soon spread like wildfire, and later it was accompanied by music scores and spread all over the country. 193 1 year, the us congress officially designated "home of the brave" as the national anthem. Today, Fort McHenry in Baltimore has become a national memorial and historical shrine. 1985165438+1On October 7th, Baltimore and Xiamen, Fujian Province, China became sister cities.

The House of the Brave is a famous masterpiece of Susa, the "King of March". It was written in 1897 (the other is 1896) and is a wind ensemble. This March gives full play to the performance function of the brass band, and it is a magnificent and emotional tribute to one's country and army, which is quite inspiring.