The
Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of allegiance to the
Flag of the United States and the republic of the
United States of America, originally composed by Colonel George Balch in 1887, later revised by
Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942. The official name of
The Pledge of Allegiance was adopted in 1945. The last change in language came on Flag Day 1954 when the words "under God" were added.