Voice of America: 'War of 1812' Flag Still Inspires After 200 Years

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'War of 1812' Flag Still Inspires After 200 Years Sep 10th 2012, 13:38 This is a really big year at Fort McHenry, a star-shaped fortification overlooking the harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore and a few other places are commemorating the 200th anniversary of the start of what Americans call the War of 1812 - even though it wasn't finished until 1815. Fort McHenry, and an oversized flag that flew above it, played a memorable part in that war. What is sometimes called our nation's "Second War of Independence" against Britain was not going well for the ... Media files: C039C7E2-65CC-4AFC-B014-9696CADB7A8E_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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