1892 to 1922 “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the republic ... Originally, we started the Pledge with a military salute and then extended our hand palm up toward the flag after reciting ...

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States ... During the Pledge, proper etiquette requires military personnel in uniform to salute, while other citizens place their right hand ...

including a schoolhouse "salute to the flag" highlighted by Bellamy's Pledge of Allegiance. The date Oct. 21, 1892, proved a landmark day in American cultural history: Both Columbus Day and the ...

The flag salute caught on ... Celebration of Flag Day began in 1885, and the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited on Columbus Day in 1892. Although neither carries the weight of law today ...

8, 1892: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic ... Of equal historical note, perhaps, is the so-called Bellamy Salute, which accompanied recitations of the pledge.

The pledge has long been attributed to Francis Bellamy, a socialist minister who claims to have written it in 1892 as part ... t be forced to salute the flag or pledge allegiance in public schools.

The flag-raising, on April 30, 1892, happened more than three ... quotes the 22 words used in the flag salute verbatim: “I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Republic for which it stands ...

What constitutes a “Nazi Salute” and where did it originate ... His cousin Francis Bellamy wrote the first version of the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag ...

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