On June 18th, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, beginning the War of 1812.

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The Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that eventually became the "Star Spangled Banner." The Maryland Historical Society hosted music historian David Hildebrand for a look at how the history of the Star Spangled Banner - and how writing and poetry became musical expressions of patriotism during and after the war of 1812.

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On June 18, 1812 the United States declared war on Great Britain.  Hostilities continued until the Treaty of Ghent was ratified on February 16, 1815.  We'll be live from Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday with Vince Vaise, chief of interpretation.  We'll hear about the fort bombardment and the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner.  Tall ships began arriving in Baltimore this week to mark the war bicentennial and exchanged fire with Fort McHenry as they sailed toward the harbor.

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The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812 and hostilities continued until the Treaty of Ghent was ratified on February 16, 1815. To commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812, representatives of the United States, Great Britain, and Canada came together at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore on June 18th to celebrate 200 years of peace that followed the war. Both President Obama and British Prime Minister Cameron sent videos.

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This year is the Bicentennial of the start of the War of 1812. Donald Hickey talked about some of the myths that have lingered through history about that war at an event hosted at the Detroit Historical Museum. Mr. Hickey is the author of the book "Don't Give up the Ship! Myths of the War of 1812."

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History professors Alan Taylor and Nicole Eustace are interviewed about the significance and legacy of what professor Taylor called "The Civil War of 1812" in his Pulitzer Prize winning book on the subject. Nicole Eustace discusses the fact that the war began in a presidential election year, and was the first time a modern democracy formally declared war. The interview was recorded at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians meeting.

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On June 18, 1812 the United States declared war on Great Britain.  Hostilities continued until the Treaty of Ghent was ratified on February 16, 1815.  From Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, Vince Vaise, chief of interpretation, discussed the fort bombardment and the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner.

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On June 18, 1812 the United States declared war on Great Britain.  Hostilities continued until the Treaty of Ghent was ratified on February 16, 1815.  In this program, New York University History Professor Nicole Eustace talks about her book, "1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism."

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On June 18, 1812 the United States declared war on Great Britain. Hostilities continued until the Treaty of Ghent was ratified on February 16, 1815.  In this program, historian Anthony Pitch talks about his book, "The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814."

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A discussion on the War of 1812 with J.C.A. Stagg, a history professor at the University of Virginia and author of "The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent." This event was hosted by the Maryland Historical Society.

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In 1812, Joshua Barney, a retired naval hero of the Revolutionary War proposed a plan for a fleet of American barges to defend the Chesapeake Bay area against the British. In August, 1814, Barney was forced to destroy & sink his fleet of 15 vessels in Maryland's Patuxent River to prevent their capture. The suspected flagship "Scorpion" was discovered under the river mud in 1979 and partially excavated. Now, underwater archaeologist Robert Neyland of the Navy History and Heritage Command is leading a team to further study the wreck. American History TV visited the river with Mr. Neyland to learn about the project, and visited the Navy's Underwater Archaeology lab in the Washington Navy yard where the artifacts are studied.

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