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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.
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.”
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.”.
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.
Oct 23, 2017 · I Pledge Allegiance. By Debbie Schaefer-Jacobs October 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.
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.
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.
