On January 11, 1750, the Rev. Daniel Wagner, pastor of the German Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick from 1802 to 1810, was born in Eibelshausen, Germany. On January 11, 1843, Francis Scott Key, author of "The Defence of Ft. McHenry," which became our national anthem in 1931, died of pneumonia and pleurisy in Baltimore at the home of his daughter. He was originally buried at Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church graveyard in that city but was removed to Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick in 1866. On January 11, 1887, Middletown Valley Savings Bank was organized. It opened for business on February 7. On January 11, 1898, a meeting was held in Independence Hall in Frederick for the purpose of organizing a lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows. On January 11, 2004, former Frederick City Alderman William O. Lee, Jr., retired principal of West Frederick Middle School and author of a book on the black history of Frederick in the 20th Century, died at his McMurray Street home after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born on West All Saints Street, Frederick, on May 7, 1928. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net