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The Pledge turns 118: The Pledge was the brainchild of Francis Bellamy, a 36-year-old Baptist minister

By sifilings on Mon, 10/11/10
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One Nation, Indivisible - The Pledge of Allegiance was drafted in two hours on a sweltering August night in 1892.
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NewPoints I find interesting

Mon, 10/11/10

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance] The phrase “under God” was incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance June 14, 1954, by a Joint Resolution of Congress (probably most people are aware of this!
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute] Until 1942 the flag salute was a stretched out right hand

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