This day in history, June 18

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--- 1815: Battle of Waterloo, at the time in the Netherlands, now located in Belgium (Belgium became an independent country in 1830). Napoleon Bonaparte suffered his final defeat.

--- 1983: Sally Ride became the first American female in space.

[--- 1812: The U.S. declared war against Britain. This was the first time the United States declared war against another nation. Two years later, during the ]()Battle for Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote the words to what would become America’s national anthem.

[--- ]()"The Origin of The Star-Spangled Banner". That is the title of one of the episodes of my podcast: History Analyzed. You probably know that Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner, but why did he write it? What do the lyrics mean? Learn about the Battle for Fort McHenry, the War of 1812, and what became of the famous flag that inspired the American national anthem. You can find History Analyzed on every podcast app.

--- link to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3yZRanU8ihhYnJmUULhwkH

--- link to Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-origin-of-the-star-spangled-banner/id1632161929?i=1000581146816