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Smoke And Gunfire. Photo Of Soldiers Firing Their Muskets At Fort Mchenry In Baltimore Maryland On 9/12/09. Before Smokeless Gunpowder Was Invented A Musket Volley Produced A Cloud Of Smoke. This Is In Celebration Of Defenders' Day Which Honors The Victory Of The United States Over The British Royal Navy On 8/14/1814. After Two Days Of Battle The Royal Navy Retreated And Francis Scott Key Wrote The Star Spangled Banner To Honor The Victory.