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Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Boundary Wall
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Bombproof No. 1
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Armistead Monument
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Entrace Gate in the Boundary Wall
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Civil War Powder Magazine
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
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Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
British Bomb Monument
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Seawall
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Fort Powder Magazine
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Junior Officer's Quarters
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Date: July 2014
Medium: Digital Photomontage
Dimensions: w 42" x h 63"
© 2014 Tony DeVarco
Part of a corporate commission "Looking @ Baltimore"
marble bench
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Fort Avenue
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Postern
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Parade Wall
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
The month of April was a good one for equity markets. U.S. stocks saw big advances, and both the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 benchmarks briefly hit new all-time highs, exceeding the previous record peaks from August-September of last year.
In other key markets, government bond yields generally rose off their late March lows as strongly positive U.S. economic data boosted the case for more hawkishness from the Federal Reserve than we've been seeing lately.
The same dynamics pointing to a stronger economy than previously expected helped continue the push to the upside for the U.S. dollar. In April, the U.S. dollar index hit nearly a two-year high.
At the same time, that dollar strength in conjunction with surging equity markets helped to extend the down-move for gold prices. Since its February peak, gold was down nearly 5% as of the end of April.
Finally, China markets continue to be in focus as the U.S.-China trade deal appears very close to a resolution. The benchmark Shanghai Composite began April with a bang, but fell back sharply towards the end of the month.
Going forward into the month of May and beyond, the key macro themes will continue to be U.S. and global economic growth, the Fed's monetary policy trajectory (though there won't be another FOMC meeting until mid-June), U.S. dollar strength and a potential U.S.-China trade deal.
Here, we bring you our monthly '5 Important Charts to Watch' – markets and instruments that will likely be impacted significantly in May by the factors noted above.
Nasdaq Composite Index
The Nasdaq Composite is a major benchmark U.S. index with a heavier weighting towards technology stocks than its other large-cap counterparts. As noted above, the Nasdaq Composite hit a new record high in April around 8176. While the first few days of May saw a pullback for the index, a big rally on May 3rd has almost pared those losses.
On a longer-term basis, Nasdaq is in a clear and strong uptrend from its late-December lows. The index broke below that trend slightly in the very beginning of May, but should be poised to regain the trendline shortly if the bull run continues.
Early in April, the Nasdaq formed a 'golden cross', which is a major bullish technical indication that generally occurs when the 50-day moving average crosses above the 200-day moving average.
While we could see a pullback occur in May, momentum is clearly to the upside. If and when the index makes a new all-time high, we could see an acceleration of that upside momentum.
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield
Late March saw a long-term trough for the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield that reached as low as 2.34%. Not since December 2017 had this benchmark government bond yield fallen to such a low level.
In April, however, yields rose off those lows in part due to strongly positive economic data. With any more upbeat signs for the economy, a Fed interest rate cut may become less of a factor, and yields could continue to rise. During the May 1st FOMC announcement, Fed Chair Jerome Powell appeared to discourage speculation over rate cuts on the horizon.
If this continues to be the case, and the economy continues on its path, yields could recover back up towards the 2.80% level. A key wildcard here, however, remains the inflation outlook. With persistently low inflation readings, despite surging economic growth, yields could remain low for the foreseeable future.
U.S. Dollar Index
The U.S. dollar index is a widely-used gauge of dollar strength that compares the value of the greenback against a basket of currencies, of which the euro occupies the greatest proportion.
Despite a halt to Fed rate increases that began early this year, the dollar has continued to gain momentum on strengthening U.S. economic data, a falling euro, and other key macro factors. Since early 2018, the dollar index has risen steadily in a sharp bullish trend.
If the U.S. economy remains on the upswing, and the Fed refrains from getting too dovish, the dollar index could soon be poised to make a new two-year high above April's 98.30-area highs.
Gold
As of early May, gold continues to decline in a well-formed downtrend from its February highs. The combination of a rising U.S. dollar and strong equity markets has helped to pressure the precious metal.
Since gold is typically denominated in U.S. dollars, it is generally inversely correlated with the value of the greenback. And as a safe-haven asset, gold has seen a decrease in safety flows as equity markets show rising risk appetite among investors.
With any continuation of these two factors – a rising dollar and rising stocks, gold could see further downside. Currently, the price of gold has descended to a key uptrend line extending back to the August 2018 low. With any breakdown below this line, gold could potentially fall towards its 200-day moving average and the $1240 support area once again.
Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC)
The Shanghai Composite is China's most prominent benchmark equity index. It comprises all stocks traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which is the largest equity exchange in the country.
As noted above, the Shanghai Composite began April with a bang, but fell back sharply towards the end of the month. As of early May, the index has fallen to hit its 50-day moving average.
The U.S. and China currently appear very close to striking a major trade deal. China likely stands to benefit more than the U.S. from such a deal. Therefore, any positive developments in these critical talks could prompt an extended rally for Chinese stocks after the current pullback.
Overall, the Shanghai Composite continues to trade within an uptrend from the early January lows. Assuming it does not fall far below its 50-day moving average, the index could be poised to recover from the pullback and extend that uptrend to higher highs.
Sally Port
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Outro evento importante será a reunião do Comitê Federal de Mercado Aberto (FOMC,na sigla em inglês) na terça-feira. 17 de setembro de 2010 – A agenda macroeconômica da semana que vem reserva importantes dados internacionais. Nos Estados Unidos destaque para os indicadores do setor da habitação, como licenças para construção, vendas de casas existentes e de novas residências. Outro evento importante nos EUA será a reunião do Comitê Federal de Mercado Aberto (FOMC,na sigla em inglês) na terça-feira. Há especulações que o Federal Reserve (Fed, banco central norte-americano) possa anunciar compra adicional de títulos do Tesouro nessa reunião, para estimular a economia. Na Europa, o destaque vai para os Índices de gerentes de compras (PMIs, na sigla em inglês) da zona do euro e para o indicador IFO de clima de negócios na Alemanha. São esperadas leves quedas, tanto no PMI quanto no IFO, indicando menor ritmo de otimismo na economia. Os novos pedidos à indústria de julho na zona do euro também são um indicador importante, e após terem subido 2,5% ao mês em junho é esperado que eles caiam em julho.
(Fonte: www.ultimoinstante.com.br)
Enlisted Men's Barracks No. 1
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Francis Scott Key Memorial Plaque
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Boundary Fence
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Parade Drive
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
Enlisted Men's Barracks No. 2
Featured in a BRAND NEW Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan -- ”The Rocket’s Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Listed: 10/15/1966
Fort McHenry, constructed between 1794 and 1802 to guard the entrance to the Baltimore harbor, is recognized as one of the finest surviving examples of coastal fortifications built during the First American System. This system of federally-funded forts spanned the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico to protect strategic ports from foreign invasion. The site derives preeminent national significance from its pivotal role in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812, withstanding a 25-hour British naval bombardment on September 13-14, 1814. From its establishment until 1912, Fort McHenry remained an active military post. In 1925 Congress designated the fort a national park and “perpetual national memorial shrine” under the administration of the War Department. These efforts are significantly linked to the historic preservation philosophy of the time and the growing recognition that the federal government should play an active role in the protection and interpretation of the nation’s most important historic sites.
In 1939, the fort was redesignated as Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, the only park in the nation to bear this dual distinction.
Francis Scott Key, detained off-shore by the British during the 1814 attack on the fort, witnessed the bombardment and was moved to write the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. At first, the British were too busy fighting the French to devote much energy to the pesky Americans. Once Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. After occupying Washington on August 24, and burning the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, the British turned their attention northward. Fort McHenry stood between the British navy and the city of Baltimore. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the defenders. For many Americans, the War of 1812 was the “Second War of Independence.”
Few people remember the War of 1812 today, but the poem it inspired, almost immediately set to music as “The Star Spangled Banner,” has become the national anthem of the United States and a potent source of inspiration and community for Americans in times of crisis.
The Federal Reserve faces an inflation rate stubbornly above its 2% target and a surprisingly resilient job market. On top of that, the Fed is confronting two major challenges in the banking system in the wake of the failure of three big banks. One, there is intense scrutiny by Congress and others of the quality of the Fed’s supervision of banks. Two, there are concerns that banks across the country are conserving capital by lending less, a credit crunch that could amplify the negative effects of the Fed’s rate increases on economic growth.
On July 10, two weeks before the next meeting of the Fed’s interest rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), Mary Daly, president and CEO of the San Francisco Fed, will discuss those and other issues at the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings, in conversation with Hutchins Center Director David Wessel. Daly, a labor economist by training with a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, joined the San Francisco Fed in 1996 and was appointed president in 2018. She will be among the five regional Federal Reserve bank presidents with a vote on monetary policy on the FOMC in 2024. The San Francisco Fed’s district encompasses nine western states with more than 20% of the nation’s population.
Photo Credit: Grant Ellis
Range Markets on the cards as FED FOMC and Japan’s BOJ’s rate decision awaited later this week. Against the backdrop of a bearish trend across fellow Asian peers, the Nifty is set to witness a negative opening on Monday as investors stick to a cautious approach ahead of central bank decisions from the US and Japan this week, while bracing themselves for the next batch of Q4 earnings data that may signal the state of the health of Asia’s third biggest economy. ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank and Idea Cellular will be eyed this week for the January-March 2016 quarter earnings releases. RIL may be in focus today after the company, in after-market hours on Friday, posted a 16 per cent, year- on -year rise in net income at Rs 7,398 crore in Q4 FY 2015-16, the highest in more than eight years driven by a jump in refining and petrochemical margins. Volatility may remain high this week at the NSE Nifty ahead of the expiry of the April F&O contracts on Thursday. Read More........https://goo.gl/Gqk6Of