Along with his boss, James Upton, Bellamy also came up with a salute to accompany the recital of the pledge: Stand up, hand on heart, then extend the right arm to salute the Stars and Stripes.

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.

As of Wednesday, both Musk’s biographical Wikipedia page as well as the page on the “Nazi salute” mention the episode. On Tuesday, Musk reposted what appeared to be part of that Wikipedia ...

As of Wednesday, both Musk's biographical Wikipedia page as well as the page on the "Nazi salute" mention the episode. On Tuesday, Musk reposted what appeared to be part of that Wikipedia entry ...

So was it a Hitler salute or wasn’t it? Speaking at President Trump’s inauguration event this week, Elon Musk slapped his right hand on his chest before shooting his arm diagonally upward ...

WASHINGTON - The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Mr Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish ...

As of Wednesday, both Musk's biographical Wikipedia page as well as the page on the "Nazi salute" mention the episode. On Tuesday, Musk reposted what appeared to be part of that Wikipedia entry ...

Some across the political spectrum said the gesture looked like a “Heil Hitler” salute. The ADL said it was not. When Elon Musk gave his own victory speech following Donald Trump’s ...

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales and Tesla's Elon Musk clashed over Musk's controversial hand gesture at Trump's inauguration, compared to a Nazi salute. Musk labeled Wikipedia an extension of 'legacy ...