On This Day: 'Under God' added to Pledge of Allegiance
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On June 14, 1954, the phrase "under God" was formally added to U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
![Teachers and students recite the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the arrival of President Barack Obama at Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Md., on February 4, 2014. On June 14, 1954, the phrase under God was formally added to U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI](https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5231591657712/2020/1/7b7d7b12b7f37af34bf7a222a2046725/On-This-Day-Under-God-added-to-Pledge-of-Allegiance.jpg)
Jun 14, 2014 - Eisenhower signed it into law on June 14, 1954. A story announcing the news in the Washington Post quoted him as saying the new version
Jun 1, 2014 - In 1942, Congress officially recognized the U.S. Pledge, which had undergone ... meetings in the United States by adding “under God” after the words “one nation.” ... “To omit the words 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance,” Docherty ... On June 14, 1954, President Eisenhower signed the congressional ...
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