On this fourth of July let us all remember the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of American and what it stands for:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Maybe you once said "One nation invisible" rather than indivisible and thought it was dedicated for Richard Stans.
The Pledge of Allegiance has been expanded since it first appeared in the magazine, Youth's Companion in 1892. In 1923, the words 'flag of the United States of America' were substituted for 'my flag' and in 1954, the phrase 'under God' was added.
The pledge, adopted by Congress in 1942, was written in response to then-President Benjamin Harrison's call to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by showing patriotism.
No one know for sure who wrote the pledge. The magazine's circulation chief, Francis Bellamy, gets credit from the U.S. Flag Association. But advocates of Mr. Bellamy's assistant, James B. Upham, who think he wrote it, bitterly dispute the point.
How's that for fireworks?
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