Most historians could agree that while we may celebrate the Fourth of July, the United States of America was essentially born on April 19, 1775, at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, while the nation secured its independence at the Battle of Yorktown when the British Army surrendered on October 19, 1781. However, the United States was arguably saved at the Battle of Baltimore on Sept. 15, 1814.
Though the United States may not have fallen under British control again, the country may have been greatly weakened had the British succeeded at the battle — and we certainly wouldn’t have the “Star Spangled Banner” as a national anthem. Most Americans also know
