"the final stanza of ""The Star-Spangled Banner"". Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (and later adopted as the U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931 by U.S. President Herbert Hoover), the song contains an early reference to a variation of the phrase: ""And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'"" The change from ""E Pluribus Unum"" to ""In God We Trust"" was generally considered uncontroversial at the time, given the rising influence of organized religion and pressures of the Cold War era in the 1950s. The 1956 law was one of several legislative actions Congress took to"
"motto of the United States?"" The answer given was ""In God We Trust"" which is originally English and has in fact been the motto of the United States since 1956. The intended answer had been ""Out of Many, One"" which is a translation of the Latin phrase ""E pluribus unum"", which is not actually the current United States motto. ""E pluribus unum"" had been the de facto motto but was never legally declared as such. In 2007 he designed Decodance for Blackpool Illuminations, featuring six illuminated burlesque beauties. In November 2007 he and his family were depicted in the Living"
"national motto of the United States"". The resolution passed both the House and the Senate unanimously and without debate. The law was signed by President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956. The United States Code at , now states: ""'In God we trust' is the national motto."" The same day, the President signed into law a requirement that ""In God We Trust"" be printed on all U.S. currency and coins. On paper currency, it first appeared on the silver certificate in 1957, followed by other certificates. Federal Reserve Notes and United States Notes were circulated with the motto starting from 1964"
"E pluribus unum E pluribus unum (; )—Latin for ""Out of many, one"" (alternatively translated as ""One out of many"" or ""One from many"")—is a 13-letter traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal along with ""Annuit cœptis"" (Latin for ""he approves the undertaking [lit. 'things undertaken']"") and ""Novus ordo seclorum"" (Latin for ""New order of the ages""), and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782. Never codified by law, ""E pluribus unum"" was considered a ""de facto"" motto of the United States until 1956 when the United States Congress passed an act (H. J. Resolution"
"Crossroads of America The Crossroads of America is the official motto of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly passed a resolution in 1937 establishing the phrase as the state's official motto. In the early days of cross-country travel by horse and wagon, Terre Haute, Indiana, benefited by its location on the old National Road between Indianapolis and Vandalia, Illinois. The National Road was later named U.S. Highway 40 (US 40) when it was made a U.S. Highway in 1926. At the same time, US 41 was commissioned between Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida. This north–south highway through"
"of the United States to the left and right of the word ""ONE"". This word appears prominently in the white space at the center of the bill in a capitalized, shadowed, and seriffed typeface. A smaller image of the word ""ONE"" is superimposed over the numeral ""1"" in each of the four corners of the bill. ""THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"" spans the top of the bill, ""ONE DOLLAR"" is emblazoned along the bottom, and above the central ""ONE"" are the words ""IN GOD WE TRUST,"" which became the official motto of the United States in 1956 by an Act"
"approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, declared ""In God We Trust"" must appear on American currency. This phrase was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The first paper currency bearing the phrase entered circulation on October 1, 1957. The 84th Congress later passed legislation (P.L. 84-851), also signed by President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, declaring the phrase to be the national motto. Some groups and people have expressed objections to its use, citing its religious reference that violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. These groups"
"396), adopting ""In God We Trust"" as the official motto. The meaning of the phrase originates from the concept that out of the union of the original Thirteen Colonies emerged a new single nation. It is emblazoned across the scroll and clenched in the eagle’s beak on the Great Seal of the United States. The 13-letter motto was suggested in 1776 by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere to the committee responsible for developing the seal. At the time of the American Revolution, the exact phrase appeared prominently on the title page of every issue of a popular periodical, ""The Gentleman's Magazine"","
"I-75 and I-70 cross in Vandalia as well. Crossroads of America The Crossroads of America is the official motto of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly passed a resolution in 1937 establishing the phrase as the state's official motto. In the early days of cross-country travel by horse and wagon, Terre Haute, Indiana, benefited by its location on the old National Road between Indianapolis and Vandalia, Illinois. The National Road was later named U.S. Highway 40 (US 40) when it was made a U.S. Highway in 1926. At the same time, US 41 was commissioned between Chicago,"
"1787."" Aside from constitutional objections, President Theodore Roosevelt took issue with using the motto on coinage as he considered using God's name on money to be sacrilege. In September 2014, a proposal to add displays of ""In God We Trust"" on public property in Ballwin, Missouri was defeated following a plea to a meeting of aldermen by a local atheist. In God We Trust ""In God We Trust"" is the official motto of the United States of America, Nicaragua, and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted as the United States' motto in 1956 as a replacement or"
"which the Bowens answered with ""In God, We Trust"", only to learn that the question's correct answer was ""One Out of Many"" - the English translation for the Latin ""E pluribus unum"". However, Celador later admitted that the question had been ambiguous and not fair to the pair - although ""E pluribus unum"" is considered the de facto motto of the United States, it was never legally declared as such; ""In God, We Trust"" is the official motto of the country since 1956, although it is not translated from any form of Latin. Following this revelation, the production company invited"
"In God We Trust ""In God We Trust"" is the official motto of the United States of America, Nicaragua, and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted as the United States' motto in 1956 as a replacement or alternative to the unofficial motto of ""E pluribus unum"", which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. ""In God We Trust"" first appeared on the two-cent piece in 1864 and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and"
"a motto. In 1953, Representative Anna F. Heise O'Neil introduced a bill to designate a state motto in time for Ohio's sesquicentennial, but it was tabled. A 1957 proposal to place ""Home of Light and Flight"" on the seal would have celebrated Thomas Edison's birthplace in Milan and the Wright brothers' hometown of Dayton. The same year, State Senator Lowell Fess sponsored a bill backed by the Ohio American Legion that would have restored "". In March 1958, ten-year-old Jimmy Mastronardo of Cincinnati wrote to ""The Cincinnati Enquirer"", pointing out that Ohio was the only one out of 48 states"
"26, 1788. Ohio's statehood in 1803 left it without a motto, though ' remains the motto of Belmont County. On February 19, 1866, future Superintendent of Public Instruction William D. Henkle wrote to Secretary of State William Henry Smith, listing 125 Greek, Latin, and French phrases from which to choose a state motto. It was apparently thought that a motto of classical origin would be more dignified than one in English. On April 6, a Republican General Assembly passed 57 SB 172, adopting an elaborate new state seal and coat of arms. The coat of arms bore the motto "","
"We Trust' as the official state motto, effective July 1, 2006. In 2011 the House of Representatives passed an additional resolution reaffirming ""In God We Trust"" as the official motto of the United States, in a 396–9 vote. In 2013, a federal court rejected a challenge, brought by Michael Newdow and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, to remove ""In God We Trust"" from American currency. On January 31, 2014, purporting to defend religious freedom, the Mississippi senate voted to add the words, ""In God We Trust"" to the state seal and the change was made effective on July 1, 2014."
"statute. Representative Jacob Wolf proposed to leave the motto in place, while Representative Francis Bates Pond proposed to replace it with "", Latin for ""Let justice be done even if the sky falls"". Despite these legislators' efforts, the state was once again left without an official motto. After 1868, there were hundreds of unsuccessful attempts to designate a new state motto. On June 29, 1933, the Senate passed a resolution declaring ""Gateway to the West"" to be the motto, but it did not pass the House of Representatives. In the early 1950s, the General Assembly sponsored a contest to choose"
"Flag of the United States Army The flag of the United States Army displays a blue replica of the War Office Seal set on a white field. Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters, ""United States Army"". Beneath the scroll, in blue Hindu-Arabic numerals, is ""1775"", the year in which the Continental Army was created with the appointment of General George Washington as General of the Army. All of this is on a white background. The flag was officially adopted by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, on June 12, 1956, via . Prior"
"was officially adopted for use in 1939. It is the second state motto. The first motto was adopted by the Reconstruction Era state legislature on December 29, 1868 for use on the second Seal of Alabama. It depicted a bald eagle atop an American shield, holding a banner inscribed with the motto ""Here We Rest"" in its beak. The source of the current motto is drawn from the lines of ""An Ode in Imitation of Alcaeus,"" also known by its first line, ""What constitutes a State?"" It was published in 1781 by the eighteenth-century liberal English philologist Sir William Jones."
"in Richmond, Virginia with the inauguration of Jefferson Davis after the only Confederate general election, and is also Washington's birthday. The bottom margin contains the national motto, ""Deo Vindice"" (variously translated as ""Under God, [Our] Vindicator"", ""With God as [Our] Champion"", ""With God as [Our] Judge"", and ""Under the Guidance and Protection of God""). The Confederate Senator Thomas Semmes, in proposing this motto, took pains to stress that the Confederacy had ""deviated in the most emphatic manner from the spirit that presided over the construction of the Constitution of the United States, which is silent on the subject of the"
"to 16 April 1968 to aid civil authorities and again in May 1971. A gold color metal and enamel device consisting of the dome of the United States Capitol in white in front of a gold rising sun and supported by a torse of six twists alternately of white and red; on a blue scroll arched above the dome, the motto, Capital Guardians, in gold. The dome of the United States Capitol typifies the District of Columbia. The rising sun is adapted from the District of Columbia Seal and signifies the ascendancy of the National Capitol and the country it"
"end of his life. On May 21, 1944, he addressed almost one and a half million people in Central Park, New York, at the annual ""I Am an American Day"" event, where newly naturalized citizens swore the Pledge of Allegiance. He stated that all Americans were immigrants who had come to America in search of liberty. Liberty, he said, was not located in America's constitutions, laws, and courts, but in the hearts of the people. In what would become the speech's most quoted passage, Hand asked: What then is the spirit of liberty? I cannot define it; I can only"
"official United States motto. It has since been changed to the official motto, ""In God We Trust."" Some of these controversies were briefly addressed by Beth Plemmons, Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services at the Capitol Visitor Center, during her testimony on May 16, 2018, at a hearing before the Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives. United States Capitol Visitor Center The United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the US Congress."
"Pledge of Allegiance 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. It was originally composed by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army Officer during the Civil War and later a teacher of patriotism in New York City schools. The form of the pledge used today was largely devised 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 most recent"
"Live Free or Die ""Live Free or Die"" is the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, adopted by the state in 1945. It is possibly the best-known of all state mottos, partly because it conveys an assertive independence historically found in American political philosophy and partly because of its contrast to the milder sentiments found in other state mottos. The phrase was adopted from a toast written by General John Stark, New Hampshire's most famous soldier of the American Revolutionary War, on July 31, 1809. Poor health forced Stark to decline an invitation to an anniversary reunion"
"the 1868 emblem. The emblem is displayed on a scarlet background encircled with a blue band bearing the phrases ""Department of the Navy"" above and ""United States Marine Corps"" below in white letters, the whole edged in a gold rope U.S. President Eisenhower approved the design on June 22, 1954. The emblem as shown on the seal was adopted in 1955 as the official Marine Corps emblem. The emblem of the US Marine Corps became an inspiration of the marine corps insignia of Thailand and South Korea. The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) and Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC)"
"Virginia's (""Mountaineers are always free""). Many military organizations today have Latin mottos, such as (""always ready""), the motto of the United States Coast Guard; (""always faithful""), the motto of the United States Marine Corps; and (""Through adversity/struggle to the stars""), the motto of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Some colleges and universities have adopted Latin mottos, for example Harvard University's motto is (""truth""). Veritas was the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn, and the mother of Virtue. Hampden-Sydney College has ""Huc venite iuvenes ut exeatis viri"" (""Come here as boys so you may leave as men"") as its motto,"
"Semper Paratus (march) ""Semper Paratus"" (Latin for ""Always Ready"") is a 1928 song and the official march of the United States Coast Guard, having been composed in 1927 by U.S. Coast Guard Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck. ""Semper Paratus"" is the title of the song and is also the U.S. Coast Guard's official motto. The precise origin of the phrase is obscure, although the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office notes the first use was by the ""New Orleans Bee"" newspaper in 1836, in reference to the actions of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service during the ""Ingham"" incident. The original lyrics"
"Alabama's state motto on March 14, 1939, replacing the state's Reconstruction Era motto of ""Here We Rest"". As ADAH director, Owen was helping coordinate the design of an Alabama coat of arms, and felt the state needed a motto more representative of Alabamians. The words she selected were inspired by ""An Ode in Imitation of Alcaeus"", written in 1781 by Sir William Jones. Latin translation was provided by a University of Alabama professor, W.B. Saffold. Owen was the organizer and head of the Southern Anti-Suffrage Association, opposed to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The organization's platform was"
"""Chorus"" ""Verse 2"" ""Verse 3"" Semper Paratus (march) ""Semper Paratus"" (Latin for ""Always Ready"") is a 1928 song and the official march of the United States Coast Guard, having been composed in 1927 by U.S. Coast Guard Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck. ""Semper Paratus"" is the title of the song and is also the U.S. Coast Guard's official motto. The precise origin of the phrase is obscure, although the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office notes the first use was by the ""New Orleans Bee"" newspaper in 1836, in reference to the actions of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service during the"
"motto is one of the 101 reasons cited by the Free State Project, a libertarian organization, for the choice of New Hampshire as their destination. Live Free or Die ""Live Free or Die"" is the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, adopted by the state in 1945. It is possibly the best-known of all state mottos, partly because it conveys an assertive independence historically found in American political philosophy and partly because of its contrast to the milder sentiments found in other state mottos. The phrase was adopted from a toast written by General John Stark, New"
"recently, just a year before. He responded enthusiastically to Docherty in a conversation following the service. Eisenhower acted on his suggestion the next day and on February 8, 1954, Rep. Charles Oakman (R-Mich.), introduced a bill to that effect. Congress passed the necessary legislation and Eisenhower signed the bill into law on Flag Day, June 14, 1954. Eisenhower said: The phrase ""under God"" was incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1954, by a Joint Resolution of Congress amending § 4 of the Flag Code enacted in 1942. On October 6, 1954, the National Executive Committee of the"
"This poem advanced his ideas on government and morality and was considered by scholars as his greatest political poem. In it he criticizes the widespread corruption of the day and misuse of monarchical power. The words were adjusted by Marie Bankhead Owen into a motto, which was then translated into Latin by Professor W. B. Saffold, of the University of Alabama. Audemus jura nostra defendere Audemus jura nostra defendere — Latin for ""We Dare Defend Our Rights"" or ""We Dare Maintain Our Rights"" — is the state motto of Alabama and is depicted on the official Coat of arms of"
"1947 Constitution of Japan were also inspired from that phrase. The aircraft carrier has as its ship's motto the phrase ""shall not perish"". U.S. Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts wrote of the address and its enduring presence in American culture after Lincoln's assassination in April 1865: ""That speech, uttered at the field of Gettysburg ... and now sanctified by the martyrdom of its author, is a monumental act. In the modesty of his nature he said 'the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; but it can never forget what they did here.' He was mistaken."