On August 9, 1813, the first issue of The Examiner was published by Major Samuel Barnes. It lasted more than 100 years. On August 9, 1898, the Francis Scott Key monument was dedicated at Mr. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. (This event was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the birth of Key, who, at this point in time, was thought to have been August 9, 1780. Years later, Judge Edward S. Delaplaine discovered a baptismal record at the Evangelical Reformed Church in Frederick which indicated that Key was actually born on August 1, 1779. The error occurred in 1866 when Key's body was returned to his native Frederick County from the Baltimore cemetery where it had been interred in 1843. His son-in-law "remembered" at that time the erroneous birth date.) On August 9, 1948, the Francis Scott Key monument was re-dedicated at Mt. Olivet Cemetery and an FSK postage stamp was issued. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)