what year was the star spangled banner
200th Anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner. 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of our nationâs beloved national anthem, âThe Star-Spangled Banner.â In September 1814, after a 25-hour long battle, U.S. soldiers at Baltimoreâs Fort McHenry raised in victory a 42-foot American flag sewn by Mary Pickersgill.