when was us pledge of allegiance made
The Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister and magazine writer for The Youth's Companion. The Pledge was first published in 1892 in The Youth's Companion. It was included in an ad for the Official Programme for the National Columbia Public School Celebration of October 12, 1892, a celebration of the 400 year anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America.