civilians usually saluted the U.S. flag in a style called the "Bellamy salute." Pledgers stood at attention to begin the oath and as the word "flag" was spoken, they extended their right arms ...

11Alive's Jennifer Bellamy attended the event, getting a chance to help salute some special women over the weekend. Grand Canyon flooding move sparks backlash: 'We are failing' The longest ...

The arm-up palm-down salute actually has an innocent American precursor and controversial history in the “Bellamy salute.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link ...

Along with his boss, James Upton, Bellamy also came up with a salute to accompany the recital of the pledge: Stand up, hand on heart, then extend the right arm to salute the Stars and Stripes.

U.S. schoolchildren perform the “Bellamy salute” to the American flag in 1941. [Photo: Wiki Commons] Later examples include a 1921 sculpture by François-Léon Siccard in the Paris Panthéon.

In fact, when an early version of the current American pledge of allegiance was introduced in 1892 at the Chicago World Fair, its recitation was accompanied by the “Bellamy salute” – a ...

In fact, when an early version of the current American pledge of allegiance was introduced in 1892 at the Chicago World Fair, its recitation was accompanied by the “Bellamy salute” – a similar form of ...

The US Pledge of Allegiance, where Americans swear loyalty to their flag, was originally accompanied by the "Bellamy salute," which bore an uncanny resemblance to what later became associated with ...

Though invented by his aide James Upham, the Bellamy salute is named for the author of the Pledge of Allegiance, a Baptist minister named Francis Bellamy who pushed to get flags and the pledge ...

As the pledge quickly became popular, a magazine called the Youth Companion, where Bellamy worked, decided to create a salute to go with the words. Named the Bellamy salute, it consisted of a ...