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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.
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...
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The 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.
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.
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.
