The US National Pledge of Allegiance
Saying this at the beginning of school was common in most elementary schools in the U.S.
The Pledge of Allegiance
This state adopted their pledge of allegiance in 1981.
Louisiana
In 1940, in this case, the Court held that a public school could enforce students who were Jehovah’s Witnesses to salute the flag and say the Pledge.
Minersville School District v. Gobitis
"Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government of the United States."
The Constitution of the US
The date of when the Pledge of Allegiance was written.
August 1892
In 1942, this US president signed a “Flag Code” law passed by Congress that put in rules for the display and care of the US flag which included the Pledge.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"I salute the _____ Flag with its diamond and stars. We pledge our loyalty to thee."
The Arkansas state pledge
In 1943, the court majority reversed the Gobitis decision and held that “the Free Speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits public schools from forcing students to salute the American flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance.”
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
"Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted this document on July 4, 1776."
Declaration of Independence
Socialist Minister Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. The year he died.
1931
The author of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Francis Bellamy
The official salute to the flag of this state was adopted in 1954.
Virginia
"The 11th Circuit Appeals Court upheld Florida’s statute requiring parental permission as constitutional. “Although we accept that the government ordinarily may not compel students to participate in the Pledge, ... we also recognize that a parent's right to interfere with the wishes of his child is stronger than a public school official's right to interfere."
Frazier v. Winn
"After considerable debate and alteration, this document was adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777."
The Articles of Confederation
The Pledge of Allegiance was originally published in The Youth's Companion on this date.
September 8, 1892.
This US President who encouraged Congress to add the words "under God"?
President Eisenhower
"I pledge allegiance to thee, _____, one state under God, one and indivisible."
Texas state pledge
In 2014,this Massachusetts case involved a group of parents, teachers and the American Humanist Association in a case against a school district. The group claimed the Pledge, which included the use of the words “under God,” violated the equal protection clause.
Jane Doe v. Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
There were 12 amendments originally proposed, the 10 that were ratified became this document in 1791.
The Bill of Rights
On this date, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added to the Pledge of Allegiance.
1923
In World War II, this action looked too much of what the Nazis did, so it was changed to keep the right hand over the heart.
The salute
The official pledge of this state was adopted in 1972. It declares, "the pledge of allegiance to the _____ flag shall be taught in the public schools of this state, along with the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag."
The state of Mississippi
In 2004, the Supreme Court ruled in this case that was brought by an atheist. He said a California school’s pledge requirement violated his daughter’s rights under the First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses.
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow
President Abraham Lincoln issued this document on January 1, 1863, announcing, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be free."
The Emancipation Proclamation
During this year, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today.
1954