National Edition News cover for September 14, 2014 - The 'Star-Spangled Banner' feted in a bicentennial bash: Today at Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine in Baltimore, MD, more than 6,600 Maryland students and their chaperones created the largest ever 15 stars and 15 stripes Star-Spangled Banner Living Flag, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner." In 1914, Fort McHenry saw the creation of a Living Flag by 6,500 participants in honor of the Centennial. Photo by Greg Pease, courtesy of the Friends of Fort McHenry. (PRNewsFoto/Star-Spangled 200, Inc.) THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED BY PRNewsfoto and is for EDITORIAL USE ONLY**
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