The story of "The Star-Spangled Banner" is well-known. During the War of 1812, British ships were bombarding Fort McHenry
near Baltimore. A man named Francis Scott Key was inspired
by the flag that waved over the fort the morning after they were
attacked. Reportedly, the flag was of legendary dimensions.
At 30 by 42 feet, the flag's original size would have covered a
quarter of a modern basketball court. It was 90 feet above the
ground and could be seen from miles away. Francis Scott Key
was, in fact, eight miles downriver when the flag inspired him to
write the poem that would become our national anthem.
18. The flag had great
handiwork.
illustrators.
competition.
visibility

Westridge, ohio — more than 600 transportation employees went on strike at midnight last night after the westridge city council rejected their demand for a 10% pay increase. the strike affects all bus and rail services throughout westridge and the neighboring communities of turlock, smithfield, and lowell grove. "we hoped we would not be forced to strike, but until our demands are met, we really have no choice," said wanda thompson, a representative of the transportation employees union. "we simply don't get paid what we deserve." members of the westridge city council see the situation differently. "our employees already earn 6% more than the state average for similar transportation jobs," said raoul cobian, president of the westridge city council. hopefully the two groups can come to an agreement soon and bring this unnecessary strike to an end. what is the common name for the underlined information in the article?