Fun fact: the US Pledge of Allegiance wasn’t always as it currently is:
The original version, known as the Balch Pledge, was created in 1887 by George Balch, and went as follows:
We give our heads and hearts to God and our country; one country, one language, one flag!
Five years later, in 1892, Francis Bellamy created a similar one, known as the Bellamy Pledge, that went as follows:
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
And all this was merely informal. The “Under God” part wasn’t formally a part of the Pledge until 1954.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance?wprov=sfla1
✨BONUS FUN FACT✨
In 1956, “In God We Trust” became the official motto of the United States. It formally replaced “E pluribus unum”, which was long the de facto motto of the US.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust?wprov=sfla1
As a side note, I just have to say
FUCK. THIS. BULLSHIT.
Have a great day.
Why are they holding a gun to their head?
Accurate representation of US veterans.
“Oh beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticides grain And strip mined mountain’s majesty, above the asphalt plain America, America Man sheds his waste on thee And hides the pines with billboard signs From sea to oily sea” – George Carlin
