U.S. schoolchildren perform the “Bellamy salute” to the American flag in 1941. [Photo: Wiki Commons] Later examples include a 1921 sculpture by François-Léon Siccard in the Paris Panthéon.

A salute to the American flag To modern eyes, it would be jarring to see a group of schoolchildren giving the stiff-armed salute to the American flag. But the gesture was commonplace for decades.

A salute to the American flag To modern eyes, it would be jarring to see a group of schoolchildren giving the stiff-armed salute to the American flag. But the gesture was commonplace for decades.

US schoolchildren performing the Bellamy salute to the flag of the United States, 1941. Following the French example, the salute was adopted by other republics – including, in certain contexts ...

At a President’s Day ribbon cutting, Philip Kauppinen officially opened the Newfane store inspired by his father’s service in Vietnam. The event completed the 12-year journey of Grand New Flag ...

Elon Musk has been accused of giving a 'Nazi salute' at Donald Trump’s inauguration - accusations which Musk has dismissed - and the internet has not held back. Musk, who was a big supporter of ...

Jon Stewart gives his generous opinion on Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’ - Musk has been widely criticised for making the gesture after Trump became the 47th US president ...

In the 1900s, the “Roman salute” further crept into popular visual culture through early films focused on the passion of Christ or Christianity in a Roman context and through art.

An American tourist slipped while climbing a spiked fence to take a photo at the Colosseum and required surgery. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...

Some tried to defend Musk's salute as 'Roman.' That's not a thing. Some ran to Musk’s defense, saying what he did was “a Roman salute,” like the kind of thing you’d see in a gladiator movie.

The world's richest man Elon Musk performs a hand gesture during a speech, Washington D.C., January 20, 2025. Musk has responded to allegations that he performed a Nazi salute at President Donald ...

Thumbs up to a new federal law that requires that American flags purchased by the federal government must be 100% made in the United States. It’s a bill that has been pushed since 2011 by Sen ...