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The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will hurt the city, but highlight its resilience, too..
Editors note (March 27th): Police in Maryland said that the six people who remain missing following the Key Bridges collapse are now presumed dead...
PREMIUM A container ship rests against the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Baltimore, Md..
In the War of 1812 against the British, the Americans successfully defended Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbour, an event immortalised by Francis Scott Key in his 19th-century poem that became the national anthem..
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