Francis Scott Key wrote the words of the poem Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812. He then set it to the tune of a popular drinking song. It was made into the U.S. national anthem in 1931 by… Read More
Forks were not widely used in mid-16th century Europe. Most people ate with their fingers or speared their meat with a knife. It wasn't until around 1600 that a traveller presented Elizabeth I with a two-pronged fork. She was so delighted with it she had replicas made in gold, coral, and crystal.