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The inventor of the Bellamy salute was James B. Upham, junior partner and editor of The Youth's Companion. [1] Bellamy recalled that Upham, upon reading the pledge, came into the posture of the salute, snapped his heels together, and said, "Now up there is the flag; I come to salute; as I say 'I pledge allegiance to my flag', I stretch out my right hand and keep it raised while I say the ...
In 1906, The Daughters of the American Revolution's magazine, The American Monthly, used the following wording for the pledge of allegiance, based on Balch's Pledge: I pledge allegiance to my flag, and the republic for which it stands. I pledge my head and my heart to God and my country. One country, one language and one flag. [24]
Obama also represented a generational change as the first man elected president who was born in the 1960s. He inherited the 2007–2008 financial crisis, which Peter Orszag termed an "economic mess". [7] Obama was 47 years, 169 days old on the day of taking the office, which makes him the fifth youngest person to be inaugurated to date.
The nation's first African-American president promised 'hope and change' during his campaign and his address focused on a 'new era of responsibility.' President Barack Obama's first inauguration ...
By MEGAN BARRETO As President Obama arrived in New York for the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, he was seen in video footage saluting two Marines while holding a coffee cup upon making his exit ...
Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball, sponsored by the American Legion to recognize recipients of the Medal of Honor. The ball was started as an inaugural event during President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first inauguration in 1953. Obama was unable to attend this ball, making him the first president since Eisenhower to not attend.
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Since then ...
When provided with the opportunity in 1892 to write a pledge to the American flag, Bellamy turned to some of the words and principles of socialism to help promote a collective moral vision. [ 32 ] Initially, Bellamy intended to use the French Revolutionary phrase " liberty, equality and fraternity " ( liberté, égalité, fraternité ), but ...