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Making the Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance feels like an American tradition that traces itself back to the Founding Fathers, but, in fact, it's turning 125 years old in 2017. This is the story of the invention of the Pledge, a set of word...
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Making the Pledge of Allegiance is an episode from The First: Stories of Inventions and their Consequences by Greg Young. The Pledge of Allegiance feels like an American tradition that traces itself back to the Founding Fathers, but, in fac...
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Published Dec 16, 2016, 28:06 long, audio available.
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