On this day in 1956: In God We Trust becomes national motto of the USA

Abilene KS mural in 2007

On July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law a joint congressional resolution that declared "In God We Trust" to be the national motto of the United States.

Eisenhower was a Republican. Congress was controlled by Democrats.

Yes, those were the good old days.

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