Bellamy salute - Wikipedia
The Bellamy salute is a palm-out salute created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America, whose text had been written by Francis Bellamy.
The Pledge of Allegiance - US History
The original Bellamy salute, first described in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, who authored the original Pledge, began with a military salute, and after reciting the words "to the flag," the arm was extended toward the flag.
This Was The United States' National Salute Until 1942 - All That's ...
2015年2月2日 · This shocking salute was the United States' national salute until being replaced by the Pledge of Allegiance's hand over heart in 1942. When Freemason Francis J. Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, he felt a non-military gesture should accompany the phrase.
Why Americans Once Gave the 'Bellamy Salute' - ThoughtCo
2020年10月3日 · Until 1942, Americans appeared to be saluting Adolph Hitler while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. It was called the Bellamy Salute.
Pledge of Allegiance - Wikipedia
In 1892, Francis Bellamy created what was known as the Bellamy salute to accompany his own version of the Pledge of Allegiance. It started with the hand outstretched toward the flag, palm down, and ended with the palm up.
The Bellamy Salute: How Americans Used to Salute the Flag
2023年9月16日 · Few Americans today remember what was known as the Bellamy Salute. Americans would raise their right arms with palms facing down while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
A Brief History of the Pledge of Allegiance - ThoughtCo
2022年7月13日 · The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was written in 1892 by a then 37-year-old minister named Francis Bellamy. The original version of Bellamy’s pledge read, “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic, for which it stands,—one nation, indivisible—with liberty and justice for all.”
How the Pledge of Allegiance Went From PR Gimmick to Patriotic …
Bellamy, a former Baptist preacher, had irritated his Boston Brahmin flock with his socialist ideas. But as a writer and publicist at the Companion, he let ’em rip.
The peculiar history of the Pledge of Allegiance - CNN
2013年12月22日 · CNN — Seventy one years ago – December 22, 1942 – Congress got the United States out of what had turned into an unexpectedly embarrassing situation. It concerned the Pledge of Allegiance –...
How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic …
2024年6月11日 · The magazine urged every school in the nation to observe a ritual flag salute. The ceremony was to include a Pledge of Allegiance composed by Francis Bellamy, a former Baptist minister.