The Pledge and the Anthem in perspective
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Updated: 16 Oct 2017
The history of the USA's Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem.
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Created byJohn McGready
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Events
"Star Spangled Banner"
tune created
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Anacreon_in_Heaven#Music"Star Spangled Banner"
lyrics written
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner#Francis_Scott_Key.27s_lyricsFirst
Pledge of
Allegiance
(Balch)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance_(United_States)#Balch_and_Bellamy_pledgesSecond
Pledge of
Allegiance
(Bellamy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance_(United_States)#Bellamy.27s_accountadded
"the flag of the
United States
of America"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance_(United_States)#ChangesPledge of Allegiance
offically
recognized by
Congress
Public Law 77-623 Section 7
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Public_Law_77-623"Star Spangled Banner"
offically made
US National Anthem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner#National_anthemadded
"under God"
Public Law 83-396
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Public_Law_83-396Standing
during anthem
made law
(36 U.S.C. ยง 301)
(w/o penalties
for civilians)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/301
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