Some sad news to share the day after a glorious weekend celebration of America’s 250th birthday: Longtime lobbyist and former ...

America's 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, will be celebrated on Independence Day in 2026. Events in Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg counties will commemorate the anniversary.

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U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve Band perform at Quarters A during Sail 250 New Orleans in New Orleans, May 31, 2026. More than 2,000 Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and international ...

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On June 14, 1777, the delegates of the Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution declaring “that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be ...

Ten CTDI branches teamed up with Partners in Outreach for Read Across America Week 2026, visiting elementary schools nationwide to read with students and donate books. Reading is one of the most ...

Most people have probably experienced the disappointment of getting a birthday present that wasn’t a good fit or didn’t reflect much care on the part of the giver. Now multiply that feeling by ...

Julia Ward Howe, the author of the “Battle Hymn”—she wrote it in one fevered night at the Willard Hotel, in Washington, D.C.—received either $4 or $5 for her submission. It was published in our ...

Walt Disney Imagineering tackled the difficult task of creating a patriotic tapestry of iconic American sights in the new Soarin’ Across America attraction that flies over 10 states and the nation’s ...