Pledge Across America facts for kids

The synchronized Pledge Across America happens every year on September 17. This day is also known as Constitution Day. Pledge Across America is when schools across the United States say the Pledge of Allegiance at the same time.

In 2001, shortly after the events of September 11, many important leaders joined in. The President of the United States, the United States Secretary of Education, and members of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives took part. They joined over 52 million students in saying the Pledge of Allegiance together.

September 17, 2008, was a special year. It marked the 17th time the Pledge Across America took place. It also marked 117 years since Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. He first recited it in 1892.