bellamy salute

...It was also the historical civilian salute of the United states, from about 1787 to 1934, known since 1892 as the Bellamy salute... ...When the Nazi party of Germany adopted the Roman salute from the Italian fascists, President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt instituted the hand-over-the heart as the salute to be rendered by civilians during the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem in the United States. This was done when Congress officially adopted the Flag Code on June 22, 1942.