On this day in history....

[libertybele]

On this day in history, July 30, 1956, 'In God We Trust' is declared national motto

On this day in history, July 30, 1956, the 84th Congress passed a joint resolution declaring "IN GOD WE TRUST" to be the national motto of the United States, according to History.com.

Passing in both the House and the Senate unanimously and without debate, the resolution replaced "E pluribus unum," which had existed before as a de facto official motto, the same source noted.

Just two years earlier, on June 14, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, said History.com. .......................

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/this-day-history-july-30-1956-god-we-trust-declared-national-motto

[unite for individuality]

Along the same lines...

https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ohio%27s_State_Motto

   Ohio's State Motto

"With God All Things Are Possible" became Ohio's state motto on October 1, 1959.
James Mastronardo, a twelve-year-old boy recommended this quotation from the Bible.

In 1997, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit against Ohio and its state motto,
claiming that this phrase from the Bible violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution,
which guarantees religious freedom and a separation of church and state.
Various federal courts sided with Ohio, allowing the state to retain the motto.
Judges ruled that Ohio's motto does not endorse a specific God
and, thus, was not a violation of the First Amendment.
Ohio is one of five states with the word "God" in their mottos.