Popular Science | What the "Rockets' Red Glare" in the Star Spangled Banner is @popularscience | Uploaded July 2017 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Have you ever wondered what the #rockets in “rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air” actually are? What were rockets in 1814 - when the #StarSpangledBanner was written? Well, it turns out the #NationalAnthem documented an early example of science influencing war.

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VIDEO BY
TOM McNAMARA

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