“Under God” was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in response to the anti-communist Red Scare of the 1950s. “In God We Trust” was adopted as the official motto of the US in 1956.

April 11, 2026 - 02:20 UTC

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…”It was added to U.S. coinage during the Civil War to declare that God was on the side of the Union, rather than the Confederacy, despite the Confederate constitution actually invoking God while the U.S. Constitution does not. The motto was added to paper money in 1955.”
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