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Schoolchildren in 1899 reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic recited verse that promises allegiance to the flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America. The first version was written in 1885 by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army officer in the Civil War who later authored a book on how to teach patriotism to children ...
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, pledge to the flag of the United States.It was first published in the juvenile periodical The Youth’s Companion on September 8, 1892, in the following form: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible, with liberty and Justice for all.”
Apr 23, 2024 · The Pledge of Allegiance Advertisement The Pledge of Allegiance was first published for Columbus Day, on September 8, 1892, in the Boston magazine The Youth’s Companion. It was written by a member of the magazine’s staff, Francis Bellamy. The publication of the Pledge, and its wide redistribution to schools in pamphlet form later that year […]
History of the Pledge of Allegiance The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. It was first given wide publicity through the official program of the National Public Schools Celebration of Columbus Day, which was printed in The Youth's Companion of September 8, 1892, and at the same time sent out in leaflet form to schools throughout the country.
Pledge of Allegiance was written for the 400th anniversary, in 1892, of the discovery of America. A national committee of educators and civic leaders planned a public-school celebration of Columbus Day to center around the flag. Included with the script for ceremonies that would culminate in raising of the flag was the pledge. So it was in
Oct 23, 2017 · Today’s Pledge of Allegiance is a legacy of the push for "Americanization” that defined the social studies curriculum of the nation’s schools from the late 1880s through World War I and shaped the visual culture of classrooms throughout much of the 20th century. In the late 1800s, the steady rise of the nation’s immigrant population ...
Pledge of Allegiance. I Pledge Allegiance. To the Flag. Of the United States of America And to the Republic. For which it Stands. One Nation. Under God. Indivisible. With Liberty and Justice. For All.
Dec 2, 2016 · Take a look back at the origins of and history behind the customary salute to the American flag.Newsletter: https://www.history.com/newsletterWebsite - http:...
Nov 15, 2016 · First time in print: The pledge as published in the September 8, 1892, Youth’s Companion. For its first 60 years, the Pledge of Allegiance was a nonsectarian American vow, conceived to foster love of country in youths and among immigrants, and to heal the nation’s wounds in the wake of a vicious civil war.
