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pledgeallegiance_bcol_062602.appHeader = "TIMELINE|Playing with the pledge";
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pledgeallegiance_bcol_062602[i-1].body = "Ever since its humble 1892 appearance in a family magazine, the Pledge of Allegiance has seemed to grow in importance as well as controversy.  Select a year above to learn how it has changed.";

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pledgeallegiance_bcol_062602[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>The Youth's Companion, a Boston-based family magazine, publishes the original pledge in its Sept. 8, 1892 issue.  Although its authorship has since been disputed, historians believe that Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister and socialist, penned the words to mark the public schools' 1892 quadricentennial celebration of Columbus Day. During the celebration it was repeated by more than 12 million public school pupils in every state in the Union.   <p><b>1892 version</b> <br>'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'  ";

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pledgeallegiance_bcol_062602[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Against Bellamy's wishes, the pledge is altered during a flag conference hosted by the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution. 'My Flag,' is changed to 'the Flag of the United States of America.' <p>1924 version <br>'I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'  ";

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pledgeallegiance_bcol_062602[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>A campaign led by the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic organization, leads Congress to add the words \"under God\" to the Pledge. <p>1954 - present version<br>'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.' ";

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