legislation was passed for "under god" to be added to the pledge of allegiance on flag day, june 14, 1954.
legislation was passed for "under god" to be added to the pledge of allegiance on flag day, june 14, 1954.
when was legislation passed for "under god" to be added to the pledge of allegiance?
flag day, june 14, 1954
president eisenhower had been baptized a presbyterian very recently, just a year before. he responded enthusiastically to docherty in a conversation following the service. eisenhower acted on his suggestion the next day and on february 8, 1954, rep. charles oakman (r-mich.), introduced a bill to that effect. congress passed the necessary legislation and eisenhower signed the bill into law on flag day, june 14, 1954. eisenhower said:









































the phrase "under god" was incorporated into the pledge of allegiance on june 14, 1954, by a joint resolution of congress amending § 4 of the flag code enacted in 1942.
pledge of allegiance
pledge of allegiance (disambiguation)









































the pledge of allegiance of the united states is an expression of allegiance to the flag of the united states and the republic of the united states of america.









































pledge of allegiance may also refer to:









































bullet::::- pledge of allegiance (bahamas)









































bullet::::- pledge of allegiance to the flag of south korea, a pledge to the flag of south korea









































bullet::::- pledge of allegiance to the philippine flag, a pledge to the flag of the philippines









































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bullet::::- in god we trust (disambiguation)
pledge of allegiance (disambiguation)