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Jun 22, 2022 · Learn how the phrase "under God" was inserted into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance by President Dwight Eisenhower during the Cold War, and how it sparked legal challenges and debates. The web page also covers the origins and history of the pledge before and after the addition.
- Becky Little
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Learn how the pledge was written in 1892 by a socialist minister and changed over time by Congress and President Eisenhower. See the original and current versions of the pledge and the Flag Code.
A musical setting for "The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag" was created by Irving Caesar, at the suggestion of Congressman Louis C. Rabaut whose House Resolution 243 to add the phrase "under God" was signed into law on Flag Day, June 14, 1954.
Nov 15, 2016 · Learn how the pledge was created in 1892 by a minister and a magazine editor, and how it was revised several times over the years. Find out when and why Congress added the phrase "under God" in 1954 amid the Cold War.
- Rasheeda Smith
Sep 1, 2024 · In 1954, at President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s urging, the Congress legislated that “under God” be added, making the pledge read: 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 14, 2023 · Later in the decade, some people added the words “under God” to the Pledge and in 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill passed by Congress that put the words “under God” within the phrase “one nation indivisible.”.
Jun 14, 2018 · In fact, the controversial phrase “under God” was not always part of the Pledge of Allegiance. It was added by law on June 14, 1954, the day Trump turned 8 years old.
