Many of us recited the Pledge of Allegiance, the source of “one nation under God” in grade school. The Pledge, reputedly written in 1892 by American Baptist minister Francis Bellamy, ...

In 1892, a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy wrote what was to become our Pledge Of Allegiance. When saying the words, Bellamy requested that a salute be added — the right arm extended as in ...

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk comes under fire for making gesture at President Trump rally similar to Nazi salute.

President Joe Biden, facing serious questions about advanced age, prioritized America over self-interest, passing the torch to extremely well-prepared ...

Though invented by his aide James Upham, the Bellamy salute is named for the author of the Pledge of Allegiance, a Baptist minister named Francis Bellamy who pushed to get flags and the pledge ...

A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

In 1892 – in the run-up to the Chicago World’s Fair marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus arriving in America – Francis Bellamy ... wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, a version of which ...

In 1892, American Christian minister Francis Bellamy wrote the US Pledge of Allegiance to boost patriotism. As the pledge quickly became popular, a magazine called the Youth Companion, where ...