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The Pledge and Flag Day Legacy Through Time
A history of the Pledge of Allegiance and Flag Day tracing its origins from 1862 efforts to revive patriotism, through Bellamy's 27 word pledge, to President Wilson's 1916 proclamation, and key figures like Laura Prisk and Benjamin Altheimer who popularized Flag Day and its national observance.
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Elmo ‘Scott
Watson N
United States
Republic
Wberry
Justice
Watch
Young America
Francia BM
Beallamy
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Benjamin Harrison
Bellamy
Mra. Bellamy
Harrison
James B. Upham
William T. Harrin
Educaton
Sraff
O Companion
Upham
Columbus
Grover Cleveland
Andor Fing
Wilson
Franklin R. Lane
Interior
Congress
Maken
Wag Maker
Mexico
Georgia
Ohio
Woodrow Waigon
Laura B. Prisk
New York
Kwanda
Althaimer
Mog
St. Louis
Altheimer
Rod Vieg
United States Flag Association
Lindbergh
Washington
Coolidge