The Pledge of Allegiance is not a verse composed by the Founding Fathers of our republic. It was written especially for children in the summer of 1892 to commemorate that year's celebration of Columbus Day in public schools throughout the country.
The pledge first appeared in print on September 8, 1892, in The Youth's Companion, an educational publication. In its original form, it read: "I ple…
Harper Collins, Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, by Charles Panati