Plus, incredible photos of workers around the world; America's newest national monument
| | Monday, September 4, 2023 | | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY ANTHONY B. STEWART, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | Most Americans know it by heart (schoolchildren recite it above). But what led to the Pledge of Allegiance? And did the original pledge not have the phrases “flag of the United States of America” and “Under God”? Do other countries have such a pledge? Why did the U.S. need one?
And what was with the original Hitler-like salute? | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE RAEDLE, GETTY IMAGES | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNN JOHNSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY MATHIAS SVOLD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY AMY S. MARTIN | | This land is your land: And now there is more national parkland. Here’s how to visit America’s newest national monument, Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon (pictured above). | | | |
Today’s soundtrack: More than a Paycheck, Sweet Honey in the Rock
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