It was not until 1942 that Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. One year later, in June 1943, the Supreme Court ruled that school children could not be forced to recite it.
The descendants of the Canaanites/Phoenicians are the modern day inhabitants of Lebanon (specifically the Christians). The Arabs and the Phoenicians aren't at all the same people. They just spoke two languages related to each other.
The Sumerians were an ancient people of Mesopotamia (today southern Iraq) who existed some 6000 yeas ago. Legends dating back to that time say that advanced beings from the stars interacted with them on a regular basis.