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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

The American flag, characterized by 50 stars and 13 stripes, will celebrate its 65th birthday on July 4. After Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, on July 4, 1960, the flag's new design was ...