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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, with a text different from the one used at present, was written in 1885 by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army officer in the Civil War who later authored a ...
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.
May 17, 2024 · 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. A controversy arose concerning the authorship of the pledge of 1892.
In 1943, the Supreme Court overturned Gobitis and ruled in its Barnette decision (319 US 624) that school children could not be forced to recite the Pledge as a part of their school day routine. Today, the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance is set in the US Code, at 4 USC 4. The text of that section is below.
Aug 24, 2023 · 'I pledge allegiance' In 1892, less than 30 years after the Civil War, the United States was gearing up to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World. At...
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 ...
Oct 23, 2017 · Since October 1892, countless schoolchildren across the nation have begun their school day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as a daily patriotic ritual. Few students, however, could tell you when the tradition began, or even who wrote the words that so many of them have memorized.
Mar 15, 2017 · The Pledge of Allegiance has been used in the United States for over 100 years, yet the 31-word oath recited today differs significantly from the original draft.
The Pledge of Allegiance. Astronaut David R. Scott gives a military salute to the U.S. flag during a 1971 Apollo 15 moonwalk. Thirty-one words which affirm the values and freedom that the American flag represents are recited while facing the flag as a pledge of Americans’ loyalty to their country.
Dec 1, 2016 · The Pledge of Allegiance. Take a look back at the origins of and history behind the customary salute to the American flag. Citation Information. Article Title The Pledge of Allegiance.
