One of the most notable events of  1812 was the writing of the star-spangled banner by Francis Scott Key, inspired by the American flag not falling during the British raid on Baltimore.  While this was at first just a wartime propaganda piece, with Key not even being there as he heard about the battle through second-hand events, over the years this song has become an extremely important song to the American people. Showing the hardship and eventual overcoming of, many events that have brought America to its knees before.