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The strange tale of the Battle of New Orleans may not seem strange, at all, to modern students hearing of the glory of that day. But in consideration of the fact that many Americans hearing the stirring strains of "The Star-Spangled Banner" assume the rockets that created "the rockets' red glare" were American rockets, perhaps it's time to look a little closer.In fact, the rockets that shone their eerie light on the American flag that nig...