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Apr 23, 2024 · 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.
The Flag Code specifies that any future changes to the pledge would have to be with the consent of the President. History of the Pledge of Allegiance The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy.
Jul 13, 2022 · Updated on July 13, 2022. The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was written in 1892 by a then 37-year-old minister named Francis Bellamy. The original version of Bellamy’s pledge read, “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic, for which it stands,—one nation, indivisible—with liberty and justice for all.”.
Aug 24, 2023 · By Sarah Kuta. August 24, 2023. • 7 min read. If you ask anyone who’s attended public school in America to say the Pledge of Allegiance, they’ll likely be able to rattle it off from memory.
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. The Pledge of Allegiance was written for the 400th anniversary, in 1892, of the discovery of America.
Mar 15, 2017 · Updated: October 5, 2023 | Original: March 15, 2017. copy page link. Print Page. Getty Images. The Pledge of Allegiance has been used in the United States for over 100 years, yet the 31-word...
Nov 15, 2016 · 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.
