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Francis Bellamy
1855May, 18

Francis Bellamy

Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (d. 1931)
Francis Julius Bellamy (May 18, 1855 – August 28, 1931) was an American Christian socialist Baptist minister and author, best known for writing the original version of the US Pledge of Allegiance in 1892.

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    Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
  • 22Feb

    State College, Pennsylvania

    The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
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    William Walker (filibuster)

    The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
  • 4Jul

    Leaves of Grass

    The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.
  • 16Nov

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