>> vince vaise? >> is there a way -- is there a way the flag could have been kept wet is that the question? >> that appears to be the question, yeah. >> okay. well, here's the thing. like now, under presidential order, we have to fly the flag 24 hours, so we use nylon flags because they still wave even when they are wet. in this time the flag would just droop because it would soak up with rain water so they put the smaller flag up, it's wet and since it's still raining, they are like leave the wet one up there because it's already drenched, but when the morning came and the british are retreating, then the sun comes out. that storm front cleared off so they took that wet flag down because it's -- it's really not doing anything. it's there, but it doesn't look as cool as putting a larger one up that you had dry keeping it inside all night because you want that one to unfurl kind of like an in your face to the british, and that was really what set key off to write "the star spangled banner." >> you men

we want to thank our guest vince vaise, chief of interpretation at ft. mchenry. thank you for joining us this morning, sir. >>> we're next going to go to boston where the ""uss constitution"" is docked, a veteran of the war of 1812. we're going to take a tour of the ""uss constitution"" museum. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. "uss constitution" was launched in boston in 1797 and named by president george washington for the constitution of the united states. the ship gained fame during the war of 1812 defeating british warships in three sea battles and earning the nick nim "old ironsides." american history tv visited the "uss constitution" museum in boston located at the same pier where the ship is docked today. the museum's president, ann grimes rand, gave us a tour of some of the museum's exhibits and artifacts which trace the history of the ship from its construction to its role in the war of 1812 to the present day. >> welcome to the "uss constitution" museum. my name is ann grimes ra

we want to thank our guest vince vaise, chief of interpretation at ft. mchenry. thank you for joining us this morning, sir. >>> we're next going to go to