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Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of loyalty to the federal flag and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Christian Socialist Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942...

Timeline of Events

1892

9.8.1892

The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.

10.12.1892

The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage.

1945

12.28.1945

The United States Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance.

1954

6.14.1954

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.