Francis Bellamy received credit for writing the Pledge of Allegiance. The Youth’s Companion, a magazine for young people, first published it anonymously on September 8, 1892, under the title “The Pledge.”
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Today we celebrate Pledge of Allegiance Day which commemorates the date Congress adopted the “The Pledge” into the United States Flag Code. Congress formally gave recognition for the Pledge of Allegiance on December 28, 1945.pic.twitter.com/gef55YRW6V
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It was written in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. In 1923 and 1924, the National Flag Conference inserted text of the pledge into legislation. Though modifications were made, the pledge remained nearly the same.
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At the same time, the conference didn’t designate it as the official pledge. In its original form, it read: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
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The small changes resulted in this version: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
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On Flag Day in 1954, Congress added the words “under God” in response to the anti-Communist opinion sweeping the country during the Cold War.
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